Loosely inspired by Albert Lamorisse’s 1956 classic “The Red Balloon,” Hou Hsiao Hsien’s French-language debut gracefully extends his recent thematic concerns — specifically, with the hectic pace and ...
"Flight of the Red Balloon" is in most ways a random, somewhat dramatic adventure in contemporary Paris. Many of its scenes come off as improvised exercises featuring actors who know the general story ...
Like a lot of kids in the ’60s and ’70s, I first saw Albert Lamorisse’s 1956 French short, “The Red Balloon,” in elementary school — back when 16-millimeter prints of that magical, mysterious film ...
The summer when I was 4, my mother took me each Friday to the town library to sit in the dark with a juice box, a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich, and 10 or 20 other kids to watch a movie. This was a ...
99 Red Balloons was a protest song released in 1983. In the lyrics, a boy and girl innocently release a batch of balloons into the air; confused by these flying objects, international governments ...
“Red Balloon” has shared a sneak peek of Lee Sang Woo and Seo Ji Hye’s dangerous rendezvous together! Starring Seo Ji Hye, Lee Sung Jae, Hong Soo Hyun, and Lee Sang Woo, “Red Balloon” is a thrilling ...
It’s West Berlin, 8th June 1982, and a ragged-throated Mick Jagger is more than ready for some post-show refreshment. Staring out at the mesmerised crowd assembled at the city’s Olympiapark Waldbühne ...
How is childhood like a red balloon? Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s Flight of the Red Balloon gives many possible answers. We watch seven-year-old Simon—played marvelously by Simon Iteanu—meander along Paris ...
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