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In the Shadow of the Wind
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Wikipedia article
'In the Shadow of the Wind' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Yves Simoneau and released in 1986."Les Fous de Bassan: Psychological insights missing; Ambitious Les Fous a mixed success". 'The Globe and Mail', December 22, 1986. It was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.
Based on the novel by Anne Hbert,"Quebec's 'enfant terrible' pulls off heist movie". 'The Globe and Mail', April 4, 1986. the film depicts a small town in the Gaspsie region of Quebec shaken by a rape and murder in 1936. The story is depicted from the perspective of Stevens Brown, played by Steve Banner in the 1936 storyline and by Jean-Louis Millette as an old man in the present day reflecting on the events. The cast also includes Charlotte Valandrey, Laure Marsac, Marie Tifo and Lothaire Bluteau.
The film was originally slated to be directed by Francis Mankiewicz, but he left the production due to a creative dispute with the producers. The community in Hbert's novel was an Anglo-Quebecer village, but the film's primary expected audience was a francophone audience in Quebec, leading to a dispute about whether to shoot the film in English and then dub it into French or vice versa.
The film received four Genie Award nominations at the 8th Genie Awards in 1987: Best Supporting Actress (Tifo), Best Art Direction/Production Design (Michel Proulx), Best Cinematography (Alain Dostie) and Best Costume Design (Nicole Pelletier)."Decline rises to top Genie nominations". 'Toronto Star', February 5, 1987.
Cast
* Steve Banner as Stevens Brown
* Charlotte Valandrey as Olivia Atkins
* Laure Marsac as Nora Atkins
* Angle Coutu as Maureen
* Paul Hbert as Thimothe Brown
* Marie Tifo as Irene Jones
* Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu as Priest
* Lothaire Bluteau as Perceval Brown
* Roland Chenail
* Guy Thauvette as Patrick Atkins
* Pierre Powers as Sydney Atkins
* Henri Chass as Bob
* Denise Gagnon
* Jocelyn Brub
* Jean-Louis Millette as Vieux Stevens
References
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