THE FLIGHT OF THE RED BALLOON
La course du ballon rouge

Inspired in part by Albert Lamorisse's Palme d'Or winning 1956 classic The Red Balloon (also screening in this year's festival), Hou Hsiao-hsien's engaging and serene new film is heartbreakingly beautiful, graced with a truly magnificent performance from Juliette Binoche.

Binoche is Suzanne, the proprietor of a marionette theatre and the single mother of a lonely boy named Simon (Simon Iteanu) who spends his days with his Chinese au pair. The two watch as the adults around them come apart at the seams, with joy and anguish, love and hatred… while a mysterious red balloon drifts across the Parisian landscape. A must-see for lovers of outstanding world cinema.

France 2007 – Drama [113 mins]
Director: Hou Hsiao Hsien
With: Juliette Binoche, Hippolyte Girardot

Rating: ( PG)

Sessions

FILMS

PARIS
13m2
AFTER HIM
THE AGE OF MAN
ANNA M
A SECRET
CHRYSALIS
COULD THIS BE LOVE?
CRIME INSIDERS
THE DINNER GUEST (PG)
FLIGHT OF THE RED BALLOON (PG)
GOTTA DANCE!
HAVE MERCY ON US ALL
THE HOUSE
IN MOM'S HEAD
INTIMATE ENEMIES
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE
LOVE SONGS
MOLIERE (PG)
ODETTE TOULEMONDE
THE PRICE TO PAY
THE SECRET OF THE GRAIN (M)
TO EACH HIS OWN CINEMA
TRIVIAL
UV
WAITING FOR SOMEONE
WATER LILIES
WICKED WEEKEND
THE YEAR AFTER

DOCUMENTARIES

ANIMALS IN LOVE
IN ANOTHER PLACE
LAGERFELD CONFIDENTIAL (PG)
LET'S SAY...

FAMILY

AZUR & ASMAR
POM
PRINCESS OF THE SUN
THE RED BALLOON + WHITE MANE

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