Le Voyage du Ballon Rouge - Flight of the Red Balloon DVD

Le Voyage du Ballon Rouge - Flight of the Red Balloon DVD - Inspired by Albert Lamorisse's classic 1956 award winning short film, is this great tale expanding on the key elements - a young boy, a red balloon and Paris. 2007 film directed by Hsiao-hsien Hou. Suzanne is charming but she is a mother snowed under by obligations. With her puppet shows, the classes she teaches and the two children, Simon and Louise, that she has been raising alone since their father left, she hasn't got a minute to herself. To help her, she takes in a young Taiwanese babysitter, Song Fang, who is a student at Paris University. On his way home from school, Simon, who is 7 years old, leads her through the streets and cafés of his neighborhood. Soon, Song Fang and Simon share an imaginary world: a strange red balloon follows them, even in the exhibition space of the Musée d'Orsay. While Suzanne is caught up in a court case involving her tenant downstairs, who refuses to leave, every day, Son Fang becomes more important in her life. In the end, it is Song Fang's Asian perspective that helps Suzanne come to grips with her life. Stars Juliette Binoche, Simon Iteanu and Fang Song. Unrated, 115 minutes.