Wednesday, November 26, 2008
A LITTLE BIT HAPPY AND A LITTLE BIT SAD
Today's film was
Le Voyage du ballon rouge / Flight of the Red Balloon (2007)
This is a homage to the famous film short of nearly the same name.
And a lot more.
We sit and watch life happen.
Juliette Binoche is a frazzled puppeteer who is having at least four things happen at once. A born multitasker.
Meanwhile quiet life of her son, his nannie, some neighbors and others all transpire around here and we watch.
There is no plot. There is no resolution. There is just life.
The balloon is a symbol and a calming reality. It nods and views the life in the small apartment and the city just as we do. As someone in the film says "it is a little bit happy and a little bit sad".
I really liked this one a lot and would not mind seeing it again.
You have to stay with it but you will end up rating it a 4 out of Netflix5 just as I will.
