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In the Shadow of the Wind is a canadien film of genre Drama directed by Yves Simoneau with Laure Marsac
In the Shadow of the Wind (1986)
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Add to a movie listIn the Shadow of the Wind (French: Les Fous de Bassan) is a 1987 Canadian drama film directed by Yves Simoneau. It was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Devenu vieux, Stevens Brown se remémore son histoire, au milieu des tableaux représentant les personnages de sa jeunesse. Après une violente querelle avec son père et cinq longues années d’exil, il était revenu au village. Pour tous il avait été le bienvenu. Pour le révérend Nicolas Jones, il était l’enfant prodigue. Tous l’avaient accueilli, sauf son père. Maureen, une veuve encore jeune, l’avait recueilli. Il était devenu son amant. Mais sa flamme c’était Olivia, Olivia Atkins, sa belle cousine, dont la figure demeurait indélébile dans ses souvenirs tourmentés. Il y avait son frère simple d’esprit, Perceval, surpris à observer Olivia et Nora qui se baignaient. Lui-même avait cherché à séduire Olivia, même si c’était Nora qui lui manifestait de l’intérêt. Les drames s’étaient succédé. Un premier était survenu un soir de fête. Irène, la femme du révérend, s’était suicidée en se jetant du haut d’une falaise. Irène était stérile et se refusait à son mari. Ce dernier avait séduit Nora. Perceval le lui avait appris. Puis, par soir de tempête, Olivia avait rejoint Stevens sur la grève. Au petit matin, Perceval allait les découvrir étendu l’un au côté de l’autre et la jeune fille morte.Actors
Laure Marsac
(Nora Atkins)
Charlotte Valandrey
(Olivia Atkins)
Angèle Coutu
(Maureen)
Paul Hébert
(Timothé Brown)
Marie Tifo
(Irène Jones)
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