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  • Flight of the Red Balloon
  • Opened April 2, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 53 min.
  • NR
    coarse language
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 12+. Read More
  • A mysterious red balloon affectionately follows seven-year-old Simon around Paris. His mother Suzanne is a puppeteer who uses her vocal talents to bring life to the shows she writes. Completely absorbed in her new show, Suzanne becomes overwhelmed by Read More
  • Cast: Juliette Binoche, Simon Iteanu, Hippolyte Girardot, Song Fang, Louise Margolin
  • Director: Hou Hsiao-Hsien
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Drama

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  • Simon Iteanu in "Flight of the Red Balloon."
  • Song Fang and Juliette Binoche in "Flight of the Red Balloon."
  • Simon Iteanu and Juliette Binoche in "Flight of the Red Balloon."
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  • 100
    Washington Post |

    Because it's one of the most beautiful films ever. Because it's a work of art...

  • 91
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    Juliette Binoche is outstanding as a wildly untogether single mother who parks...

  • 90
    Salon.com | Andrew O'Hehir

    It's both happy and sad. That's exactly the way to describe Hou's marvelous...

  • 90
    Wall Street Journal | Joe Morgenstern

    What Mr. Hou has done is borrow power and some gentle intimations of a state of...

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