The Flight of the Red Balloon (Le Voyage du ballon rouge)

Drama

A precious young boy, Simon must deal with the increasing fragility of his mother, the loving yet preoccupied Suzanne.

Completely immersed in her own tribulations, Suzanne hires Song, a Taiwanese film student, to help care for Simon. Together with Song, a unique extended family is formed, utterly interdependent yet lost in separate thoughts and dreams mirrored by a delicate, shiny red balloon. Rated No Rating .

 

Cast: Juliette Binoche, Hippolyte Girardot, Fang Song, Simon Iteanu

Produced by: Kristina Larsen

Directed by: Hsiao-hsien Hou

Written by: Hsiao-hsien Hou, François Margolin

Running time: 1hr 55min

Opens: Apr 04, 2008 NY