The blossom here is the ingratiating Yoko Tani, the picker is Dirk Bogarde, the wind is love, and the sign is Tani's increasingly severe headaches. Westerner falls in love with his Japanese teacher, much heartache follows. When one of the other officers is injured, he is sent into the field as an interrogator. Songwriter Peter Hart received the 1958 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for the title song. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. EMBED. A British officer falls in love with his Japanese instructor at a military language school. Welcome back. The Wind Cannot Read is a tearful British star crossed romance effort set against the backdrop of World War II. This item: The Wind Cannot Read [DVD] [1958] by Dirk Bogarde DVD £26.99. Be the first to ask a question about The Wind Cannot Read. [11][12] Kinematograph Weekly listed it as being "in the money" at the British box office in 1958. In 1955 David Lean agreed to film Richard Mason's novel The Wind Cannot Read, the story of a romance between a British officer and a self-exiled Japanese woman in India circa 1943, during World War II. He escapes and returns to his own lines, only to. Some things repeat all over, but in general it's worth reading. His language instructor is the lovely Yoko Tani, daughter of an anti-Tojo businessman. Watch The Wind Cannot Read movie trailer and get the latest cast info, photos, movie review and more on TVGuide.com. Classic weepie possibly similar to Han Suyin's "Love is a Many-Splendoured Thing." [5] Lean had completed a script in collaboration with Mason and cast Keiko Kishi as the girl, but disagreed with Alexander Korda, who was to have produced the film and the project fell through. I'll buy it. The Wind Cannot Read is a tearful British star crossed romance effort set against the backdrop of World War II. Comédie dramatique de Ralph Thomas, d'après le roman de Richard Mason, avec Dirk Bogarde, Yoko Tani, Ronald Lewis, John Fraser. Songwriter Peter Hart received the 1958 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for the title song, performed by Vera Lynn.[2]. RAF officer Dirk Bogarde is assigned to learn Japanese in order to interrogate prisoners. Wind Cannot Read, The 1960 Vintage Original Movie Poster U.S. One Sheet #FFF-65900 - Dirk Bogarde, John Fraser, Ronald Lewis, Yoko Tani - Drama, Romance, War - Condition: Fine. Produit par Betty E. Box pour The Rank Organisation. It was a decision More later regarded as "the greatest mistake I ever made professionally". Appointment In London [1953] [DVD] by Dirk Bogarde DVD £21.99. Only 1 left in stock. Pakistan’s establishment never read the situation after the collapse of Soviet Union. [8][9], Ralph Thomas later said he thought Sir John Davis of Rank "very bravely" authorised location-filming in India "because he trusted David Lean's judgement that it was a splendid book. After Korda's death in 1956, the rights to Mason's novel were sold to Rank Film Productions, who assigned the project to the team of Betty Box and Ralph Thomas. So she gets to die happy that he still loves her! We’d love your help. The song The Wind Cannot Read is written and composed by Peter Hart and sung by Vera Lynn (born 20 March 1917). The Wind Cannot Read was followed by another mystery novel Angel Take Care (also written as Richard Lakin, 1947). Only 1 left in stock. They start a romance, but she is regarded as the enemy and is not accepted by his countrymen. [3], Originally Lean considered making the lead character a Canadian and offered the part to Glenn Ford. They began a romance but she is regarded as the enemy and she is not accepted by his countrymen. 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