Wind Water (1995)
In Wind Water, Ruiz stages a three-way dialogue between three great cultures: the West, China and Arabia. He imagines what might occur if Shih-T’ao’s six poetic procedures for attaining the primal respiration or cosmic breath in painting were applied to one of the flagships of Western art, Velazquez’s Las Meninas. Ruiz wants the three cultures to interact and test each other like the paper, stone and scissors of the children’s game. The result is an insoluble dispute, a différend. No reconciliation or compromise is possible between these cultural outlooks.
Director: Raúl Ruiz
Runtime: 5 min
Release Date: January 1, 1995
Cast
- Jean Badin - Narrator (Voice)
Screenplay
Music: Jorge Arriagada
Cinematography: François Ede
Editing: Valeria Sarmiento
Production: Koninck Studios, BBC
Country: United Kingdom
Language: العربية, Español, 普通话, Français
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Raúl Ruiz
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Wind Water about?
- In Wind Water, Ruiz stages a three-way dialogue between three great cultures: the West, China and Arabia. He imagines what might occur if Shih-T’ao’s six poetic procedures for attaining the primal respiration or cosmic breath in painting were applied to one of the flagships of Western art, Velazquez’s Las Meninas. Ruiz wants the three cultures to interact and test each other like the paper, stone and scissors of the children’s game. The result is an insoluble dispute, a différend. No reconciliation or compromise is possible between these cultural outlooks.
- Who directed Wind Water?
- Wind Water was directed by Raúl Ruiz.
- Who stars in Wind Water?
- Wind Water stars Jean Badin.
- How long is Wind Water?
- Wind Water has a runtime of 5m (5 minutes).
- Where was Wind Water produced?
- Wind Water was produced in United Kingdom.