French Film Series \"Le Voyage du ballon rouge\"

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Tuesday October 13, 2009
      7:00 pm - 11:59 pm
  • Location: Clary Theater, Student Success Center
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Contact
Carol Silvers
Ivan Allan College of Liberal Arts
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Summaries

Summary Sentence: HOU Hsiao-hsien's film is a homage to Albert Lamorisse's Red Balloon

Full Summary: FRENCH FILM SERIES Co-curated by Professor Angela Dalle Vacche, LCC and Professor Qi Wang, LCC "Flight of the Red Balloon" (Le Voyage du ballon rouge)

FRENCH FILM SERIES
Co-curated by Professor Angela Dalle Vacche, LCC and Professor Qi Wang, LCC

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

This film is an homage to Albert Lamorisse’s Red Balloon(1956,which has been called a documentary of the imagination by filmtheorist, André Bazin. The focus of the film is on Suzanne(Juliette Binoche), a single mother busy with puppet shows,teaching and taking care of one young child.

Director HOU is a leading figure in the Taiwanese New Wave
movement and is internationally recognized for his unique and
personal vision which comes to life through his trademark
contemplative long takes. Be sure to attend this intensely visual and philosophical film.

This film series is made possible by UniversCiné and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York

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Flight of the Red Balloon, French Film Series
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  • Created By: Rebecca Keane
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Jun 21, 2010 - 12:34pm
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 9:47pm