Great Movies
Far Flungers
The Oneness of All Things: On Sofia Alaoui’s Animalia
To say this film deeply resonated with me on a spiritual level would be an understatement.
To say this film deeply resonated with me on a spiritual level would be an understatement.
Marie writes: As the dog days of summer slowly creep towards September and Toronto starts getting ready for TIFF 2013, bringing with it the promise of unique and interesting foreign films, it brought to mind an old favorite, namely The Red Balloon; a thirty-four minute short which follows the adventures of a young boy who one day finds a sentient red balloon. Filmed in the Menilmontant neighborhood of Paris and directed by French filmmaker Albert Lamorisse, The Red Balloon went on to win numerous awards and has since become a much-beloved Children's Classic.
