Flight of the Red Balloon

Original title: Le voyage du ballon rouge

20072007
Not RatedNot Rated
1h 55min

Juliette Binoche and Simon Iteanu in Le voyage du ballon rouge (2007)

A little boy and his baby-sitter inhabit the same imaginary world: through their adventures they are followed by a strange red balloon.A little boy and his baby-sitter inhabit the same imaginary world: through their adventures they are followed by a strange red balloon.A little boy and his baby-sitter inhabit the same imaginary world: through their adventures they are followed by a strange red balloon.

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Director
- Hsiao-Hsien Hou
Writers
- Hsiao-Hsien Hou
- François Margolin
Stars

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Awards
- 5 wins & 15 nominations

Juliette Binoche in Le voyage du ballon rouge (2007)

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In Paris, Chinese cinema student Song Fang is hired to work as the nanny of Simon by his divorced mother Suzanne, who works voicing marionettes in a theater. Suzanne is having troubles with her tenant Marc, who does not pay the rent, while she waits for the return of her older daughter Louise, who lives with her father in Brussels. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Genres
- Drama
- Family
Certificate
- Not Rated
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
The director's first film to be shot outside of Asia.

Connections
References Severance (2006)

Top review

6/10

Like a Memory.....

First things first, this is the slowest movie I have ever seen. Video shots are extremely long, and many shots are of the characters are of long mundane activities. It reminds me of sitting and chatting to friends on our porch for hours every evening in the south.

Yet I liked it. I found the move almost like a dream - and as I walked out of the theater, It was like I had been in Paris for the last week.

I would recommend this to anyone who is open to new experiences, or to see a glimpse of the world from a unique perspective. And if the magic buried in the subtle moments of life is food for your soul, this is your ticket.

If you want conflict, action, or comedy, this is not your pooch.

Aww heck., take the plunge - watch something unique, and do not bring a watch.

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