A Tale of the Wind
1989 · 6.5/10
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Joris Ivens
Director & actor · born 18 November 1898 · Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
The filmmaker Joris Ivens was the son of C.A.P. Ivens, owner of the CAPI photography shop in Nijmegen. With the help of his father’s employees, in the 1910s the young Joris Ivens made the short film De wigwam, with roles for his parents, brothers, and sisters.
Ivens studied economics and photography. From the end of the 1920s, he was one of the vital figures in the world of Dutch avant-garde film. As a technical consultant, he was involved with the Filmliga, and made important avant-garde films like De brug and Regen. He also founded the film company Studio Joris Ivens, where young, enthusiastic filmmakers could find a home. The Studio was the cradle of experimental film in the early 1930s.
Where to start: A Tale of the Wind (1989).
As director 54
The Uyghurs
1977 · 6.0/10
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The Kazakhs
1977 · 6.0/10
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The Football Incident
1976 · 7.0/10
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How Yukong Moved the Mountains
1976 · 7.0/10
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The Pharmacy: Shanghai
1976 · 8.0/10
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The People and Their Guns
1970 · 9.0/10
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Meeting with President Ho Chi Minh
1970
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Hommage à Ho Chi Minh
1970
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Some Evidence
1969
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The 17th Parallel
1968 · 7.1/10
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Far from Vietnam
1967 · 7.2/10
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The Threatening Sky
1966 · 9.5/10
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The Mistral
1966 · 7.2/10
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Rotterdam-Europoort
1966 · 7.5/10
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Valparaiso
1964 · 7.0/10
Worth the HypeLe train de la victoire
Le train de la victoire
1964 · 9.0/10
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The Small Tent
1963 · 6.0/10
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Pueblo en armas
1961 · 10.0/10
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Cuba, a People Armed
1961 · 6.0/10
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Carnet de viaje
1961
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Italy Is Not a Poor Country
1960 · 9.0/10
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Demain à Nanguila
1960 · 9.0/10
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Letters from China
1958 · 8.0/10
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The Seine Meets Paris
1957 · 6.9/10
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The Wind Rose
1957 · 6.0/10
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Bold Adventure
1956 · 5.8/10
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My Child
1956 · 10.0/10
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Song of the Rivers
1954 · 6.3/10
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Peace Race 1952
1952 · 8.0/10
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Friendship Triumphs
1951 · 10.0/10
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Peace Will Win
1951 · 6.5/10
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Polsko
1949
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The First Years
1949 · 8.5/10
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Indonesia Calling
1946 · 6.1/10
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Action Stations
1943 · 7.0/10
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Corvette Port Arthur
1943 · 7.0/10
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Our Russian Front
1942 · 7.5/10
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Power and the Land
1940 · 6.2/10
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The 400 Million
1939 · 6.2/10
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The Spanish Earth
1937 · 6.7/10
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Borinage
1934 · 6.3/10
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New Earth
1933 · 6.8/10
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Song of Heroes
1932 · 5.3/10
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Creosote
1932
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Philips-Radio
1931 · 6.6/10
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Zuiderzeewerken
1930 · 7.0/10
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We Are Building
1930
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Rain
1929 · 7.4/10
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Branding
1929 · 7.0/10
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Piling
1929
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The Bridge
1928 · 6.5/10
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Movement Studies in Paris
1928 · 5.8/10
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The Flaming Arrow
1912 · 5.0/10
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best Joris Ivens movie?
By viewer score, A Tale of the Wind (1989) at 6.5/10.
What are Joris Ivens’s most popular movies?
Rain, Valparaiso.
How many movies has Joris Ivens made?
63 films on TMDB, 54 as director, 9 as actor.