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.
Flight of the Red Balloon has generally received positive reviews.
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Flight of the Red Balloon was released in 2007 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 202 reviews, giving Flight of the Red Balloon (2007) an average rating of 66%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 72%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 67%.
With a score of 66%, Flight of the Red Balloon is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2007, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 2007 with similar scores include films like The Mist, Superman: Doomsday and Flash Point.
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