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Original and updated versions of the award-winning tale of the red balloon. In Albert Lamorisse's Oscar-winning short film 'The Red Balloon' (1956), a boy finds a red balloon which becomes his companion, following him through the streets of Paris. Some bullies puncture the balloom but this does not prevent a jubilant ending. Pascal Lamorisse, the director's son, played the lead role. In 'Flight of the Red Balloon' (2007), Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao Hsien extends the original film's plotline. Seven-year-old Simon (Simon Iteanu) lives with his separated mother Suzanne (Juliet Binoche), a puppeteer, in a small flat in Paris. Struggling to keep her head above water with her busy life, Suzanne decides to hire Chinese film student, Song (Song Fan), as a babysitter for Simon. As Simon and Song spend an increasing amount of time together, they become dependent on one another, though remaining engrossed and absorbed in their own dreams, while the mysterious red balloon follows them through the streets of Paris. |
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