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Drama, Family - 2007
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The first part in a new series of films produced by Musée d'Orsay, 'Flight of the Red Balloon' tells the story of a French family as seen through the eyes of a Chinese student. The film was shot in August and September 2006 on location in Paris. This is Hou Hsiao-Hsien's first Western film. It is based on the classic French short The Red Balloon directed by Albert Lamorisse.
Director:
,
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Cast:
,
Juliette Binoche
,
Anna Sigalevitch
,
Hippolyte Girardot
,
Flore Vannier-Moreau
,
Simon Iteanu
,
Song Fang
,
Louise Margolin

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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
117 min
Release date:
17 May 2007
Country:
FR, TW
Languages:
French, Chinese
Budget:
$3,000,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
5 wins & 15 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
More often than not, the red balloon appears as a silent, benevolent witness to ethereal moments that [director] Hou has taken great care to capture.
– Jeff Shannon,
Seattle Times,
2 May 2008
fresh:
For all its fuss and fury, Flight of the Red Balloon succeeds magnificently, providing not only an artful homage to Lamorisse's Academy Award-winning short, but also a weightlessly floating tour of the French capital.
– Stephen Cole,
Globe and Mail,
16 May 2008
fresh:
The story of these people is certainly engaging. The conundrums of art and reality, of reflection and mirror images, presented by the movie are another matter - they seem at times gratuitous. But at least the movie does give us something to think about.
– Philip Marchand,
Toronto Star,
16 May 2008
rotten:
Lamorisse's film was a third of this length, and was lighter than air. Hou's is about the weight of air itself on a muggy day, and whether that sustains over 113 minutes will be between each viewer and his attention span.
– Jonathan F. Richards,
Film.com,
23 Jun 2008
fresh:
Binoche's energy, invention and concentration are phenomenal.
– Mick LaSalle,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Oct 2008
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