Wind (1992)

Réalisateur:

Carroll Ballard

Writers (WGA):

Jeff Benjamin (story) and
Roger Vaughan (story) ...

Release Date:

11 septembre 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drame | Sport

Plot:

Will Parker, played by Matthew Modine, loses the Americas Cup, the worlds biggest sailing prize, to...

Plot Keywords:

Sailing | Sea | Independent Film

Avis des utilisateurs:

Wonderfully filmed, beautifully scored.

Ensemble

Matthew Modine	...	Will Parker
Jennifer Grey	...	Kate Bass
Cliff Robertson	...	Morgan Weld
Jack Thompson	...	Jack Neville
Stellan Skarsgård	...	Joe Heiser
Rebecca Miller	...	Abigail Weld
Ned Vaughn	...	Charley Moore
Peter Montgomery	...	T.V. Commentator
Elmer Ahlwardt	...	Sarge
Saylor Creswell	...	Butler
James Rebhorn	...	George
Michael Higgins	...	Artemus
Ron Colbin	...	Ted
Ken Kensei	...	Swami
Bill Buell	...	Danny

Durée:

126 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

Dolby

Classification:

South Korea:12 | Iceland:L | Spain:T | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

Company:

American Zoetrope

Anecdotes:

The yachting sections and storyline of the movie are loosely based on the story of real life sailor and America's Cup skipper Dennis Conner, who caused national embarrassment in 1983 by losing the America's Cup to the Australians.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the end of the final race, the start/finish boat was not manned and the gun was not in the correct position. Seconds later at the actual finish the boat was manned and the gun was in the correct firing position.

Guillemet:

Morgan: Everyone wants it easy today Will. And the reason we don't have the Cup, is that we don't deserve to have the Cup.

Connexions De Film:

Referenced in Basil Poledouris: His Life and Music (1997) (V)

Wonderfully filmed, beautifully scored.

When I first saw this film a few years ago I was totally amazed, what happened to it upon release? Granted, here in the UK I do not know if it ever got a cinema run, but until it appeared on one of the satellite channels I'd never even heard of it. What a waste!

The film does a excellent job of dramatizing a sport that on first appearances to the layman will probably appear boring. A fine balance has to be drawn between exposition and drama, and I believe Wind achieves this admirably. This supported by the many friends who have seen this film upon my recommendation, most with no interest in sailing at all.

The two leads are fine, the Aussie skipper is good fun as a typical Aussie! The only bad call is the Abigall Weld character - rapidly becomes annoying and unrealistic.

Where the film scores even better is the superb camera work during the racing sequences, in particular the aerial shots - quite breathtaking. No review would be complete without mentioning the films score - quite simply some of the most uplifting and beautiful music I have ever heard.

Wonderful film, highly recommended.