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Summary A highlight at the 2007 Cannes, Toronto, and New York film festivals, Flight of the Red Balloon is the latest masterpiece from Hou Hsiao Hsien. Inspired by Albert Lamorisse's 1956 Academy Award-winning classic, Flight of the Red Balloon, Hou expands on that film's key elements--a young boy, a red balloon, and Paris--to weave an achingly ...

Flight of the Red Balloon
Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 23 Critic Reviews
must-see
86
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 8 User Ratings
7.0
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Summary A highlight at the 2007 Cannes, Toronto, and New York film festivals, Flight of the Red Balloon is the latest masterpiece from Hou Hsiao Hsien. Inspired by Albert Lamorisse's 1956 Academy Award-winning classic, Flight of the Red Balloon, Hou expands on that film's key elements--a young boy, a red balloon, and Paris--to weave an achingly ...

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Universal Acclaim Based on 23 Critic Reviews
86
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Universal Acclaim Based on 23 Critic Reviews
86
100% Positive
23 Reviews
0% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 8 User Ratings
7.0
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25% Mixed
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13% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 8 User Ratings
7.0
63% Positive
5 Ratings
25% Mixed
2 Ratings
13% Negative
1 Rating

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Production Company Margo Films, Les Films du Lendemain, Arte France Cinéma, Le Musée d'Orsay, Canal+, CinéCinéma, Sofica Poste Image, La Région Île-de-France, Soficinéma 3, 3H Productions
Release Date Apr 4, 2008
Duration 1 h 55 m
Rating Not Rated
International Cinephile Society Awards
6 Nominations
Indiewire Critics' Poll
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Monterrey International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations