Directed by the internationally acclaimed award-winning Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao Hsien (Café Lumière City of Sadness) this exquisite film inspired by Albert Lamorisse's classic 1953 film The Red Balloon (described by François Truffaut as 'one of the most beautiful colour films ever made') finds its own place within a continuing tradition of great French cinema. A young boy Simon (Simon Iteanu) must deal with the increasing fragility of his mother the loving yet preoccupied puppeteer Suzanne played by Academy Award winner Juliette Binoche... (The English Patient Dan in Real Life). Overwhelmed by the demands of her chaotic existence Suzanne hires Song (Song Fan) a Taiwanese film student to help care for Simon. With Song a unique extended family is formed utterly interdependent yet lost in their separate thoughts and dreams; all this is mirrored by a delicate shiny red balloon that hovers above the Paris streets. Special Features: 'The Red Balloon' - Albert Lamorisse's classic short Original theatrical trailer [show more]
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Original and updated versions of the award-winning tale of the red balloon. In Albert Lamorisse's Oscar-winning short film 'The Red Balloon' (1956), a boy finds a red balloon which becomes his companion, following him through the streets of Paris. Some bullies puncture the balloom but this does not prevent a jubilant ending. Pascal Lamorisse, the director's son, played the lead role. In 'Flight of the Red Balloon' (2007), Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao Hsien extends the original film's plotline. Seven-year-old Simon (Simon Iteanu) lives with his separated mother Suzanne (Juliet Binoche), a puppeteer, in a small flat in Paris. Struggling to keep her head above water with her busy life, Suzanne decides to hire Chinese film student, Song (Song Fan), as a babysitter for Simon. As Simon and Song spend an increasing amount of time together, they become dependent on one another, though remaining engrossed and absorbed in their own dreams, while the mysterious red balloon follows them through the streets of Paris.
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