The Red Kite

Duration: 0:17:00

Year Published: 1966

Creator: National Film Board of Canada

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Tells the short story Flying A Red Kite by Hugh Hood. Shows a man's struggle to find identity and meaning in life after hearing a priest say death is final. Observes the man's frustrations when trying to involve his wife and friends in a serious discussion of what meaning life and death should hold. Symbolizes this struggle in his repeated attempts to fly his daughter's red kite, ending with success on the summit of a hill., Tells the short story Flying A Red Kite by Hugh Hood. Shows a man's struggle to find identity and meaning in life after hearing a priest say death is final. Observes the man's frustrations when trying to involve his wife and friends in a serious discussion of what meaning life and death should hold. Symbolizes this struggle in his repeated attempts to fly his daughter's red kite, ending with success on the summit of a hill.

Complete Record: , Tells the short story Flying A Red Kite by Hugh Hood. Shows a man's struggle to find identity and meaning in life after hearing a priest say death is final. Observes the man's frustrations when trying to involve his wife and friends in a serious discussion of what meaning life and death should hold. Symbolizes this struggle in his repeated attempts to fly his daughter's red kite, ending with success on the summit of a hill.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.