
Thursday, July 24, 7:30pm; Friday and Saturday, July 25 – 26, 5:30pm & 8pm
The Flight of the Red Balloon
Inspired by Albert Lamorisse’s 1956 Academy Award® winning classic, The Red Balloon, Hou expands on its key elements-a young boy, a red balloon and Paris - to weave an achingly beautiful tale on the mysteries of familial bonds and the lingering effects the past has on us all. A precious young boy, Simon must deal with the increasing fragility of his mother, the loving yet preoccupied Suzanne (Juliette Binoche). 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. In French with English subtitles. Director: Hou Hsiao Hsien 2007 France 113min. NR HDdigital
Thursday night pre-feature screening of the original 1956 film The Red Balloon (34min.) 7:30pm
