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The Flight of the Red Balloon
(Le Voyage du Ballon Rouge)
France, 113 minutes, French with English subtitles

The great director, Hou Hsiao-hsien (Three Times appeared in the 2006 IIFF) delivers his adult fantasia on the childhood classic The Red Balloon. The child this time is Simon - and this time around, Simon has a beautifully harried mother (Juliette Binoche) who is trying to raise her children, but has had a rough time of it since her husband left. About the same time that Simon's mom hires a Taiwanese student to babysit her kids, Simon begins to see a mysterious red balloon. In French, with English subtitles.

Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Silm Iteanu, Fang Song
Format: 35MM
Genre: Drama