''In the Shadow of the Wind'' (french: Les Fous de Bassan) is a Canadian

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, directed by Yves Simoneau and released in 1986."Les Fous de Bassan: Psychological insights missing; Ambitious Les Fous a mixed success". ''

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'', December 22, 1986. It was entered into the

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. Based on the novel by

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, the film depicts a small town in the Gaspésie region of

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shaken by a

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and

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in 1936. The story is depicted from the perspective of Stevens Brown, played by Steve Banner in the 1936 storyline and by

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as an old man in the present day reflecting on the events. The cast also includes

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, Laure Marsac, Marie Tifo and

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. The film was originally slated to be directed by

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, but he left the production due to a creative dispute with the producers. The community in Hébert's novel was an

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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

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nominations at the 8th Genie Awards in 1987: Best Supporting Actress (Tifo), Best Art Direction/Production Design (

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(

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) and Best Costume Design (

Nicole Pelletier Nicole may refer to: People * Nicole (name) * Nicole (American singer) (born 1958), a contestant in season 3 of the American ''The X Factor'' * Nicole (Chilean singer) (born 1977) * Nicole (German singer) (born 1964), winner of the 1982 Eurovi ...

)."Decline rises to top Genie nominations". ''

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'', February 5, 1987.

Cast

* Steve Banner as Stevens Brown *

as Olivia Atkins * Laure Marsac as Nora Atkins * Angèle Coutu as Maureen * Paul Hébert as Thimothe Brown * Marie Tifo as Irene Jones *

Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu (2 July 1949 – 27 December 2010) was a French actor. Biography Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu studied theater and film at the Sorbonne Paris III and began his career in film at the age of 25 by making appearances with accl ...

as Priest *

as Perceval Brown * Roland Chenail *

Guy Thauvette Guy Thauvette (born March 19, 1944) is a Canadian actor from Pointe-des-Cascades, Quebec, Pointe-des-Cascades, Quebec. He is most noted for his performance in the film ''Infiltration (2017 film), Infiltration (Le problème d'infiltration)'', for ...

as Patrick Atkins * Pierre Powers as Sydney Atkins * Henri Chassé as Bob *

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Jocelyn Bérubé Jocelyn Bérubé (born September 16, 1946, in Saint-Nil (Matane), Quebec) is a Canadian actor, musician and storyteller. He was best known for his leading role in the 1980 film '' The Handyman (L'Homme à tout faire)'', for which he garnered a Gen ...

as Vieux Stevens

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:In The Shadow Of The Wind 1986 films 1986 drama films Canadian drama films Films directed by Yves Simoneau Films based on Canadian novels French-language Canadian films 1980s Canadian films