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The Red kite

Canada, 1965
film

A tale taken from a collection of short stories by Canadian author Hugh Hood. The setting is Montreal, and the story simply about a red kite that a man buys f..

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

A Red ribbon

United States, 1981
Similarity: 78%

Go dream a kite

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A Kite story

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The Sky is blue

Canada, 1969
Similarity: 76%

The Red balloon (K) = Le Ballon rouge

France, 1956
Similarity: 74%

The Bird fancier = L'Homme aux oiseaux

Canada, 1955
Similarity: 72%

Ted: The Kite Man

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The Blue kite

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The Sweater

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The Kite

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Mr Koumal flies like a bird

Czechoslovakia, 1963
Similarity: 71%

Don't let the angels fall

Canada, 1970
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Flight

Canada, 1967
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Kites: a collage of kites and kite flyers

United Kingdom, 1980
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Father's kite

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Our friends, why?

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Similarity: 70%

The Red balloon = Le Ballon rouge

France, 1956
Similarity: 70%

Adventure in Newfoundland

Canada, 1964
Similarity: 70%
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