Flight of the Red Balloon
May 17, 2007 | IMDB 6.2
117 min Watch NowFamily, Drama
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.
MOVIE COMMENTS
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To Live
Little Nicholas
Making Plans for Lena
Krippendorf's Tribe
The Reach (Animated)
Appartement proche Paris, charme atypique
Young Eagles
Lust for Life
Wings
La Vie de Bohème
Reunion in France
Golden Youth
History Is Made at Night
The Fabiani Affair
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Losing Isaiah
Code Unknown
The Tango Returns to Paris
No desearás la mujer de tu hijo
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