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By Martin B (505) on 29 Jan 2009

I'm actually kind of starting to become weary of the realist/naturalist aesthetic of European art films…

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By Shaun P (107) on 28 Jan 2009

Flight of the Red Balloon, directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien, is a movie without plot…

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By Jonathan F (507) on 24 Jan 2009

I only watched the first hour or so, but those sixty minutes were as slow and uneventful as a balloon floating through a windless sky…

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By Spencer G (148) on 24 Jan 2009

Good story and it's heart was in the right place... but give me a freakin' break…

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By Janet Y (12) on 18 Jan 2009

Wasn't as good as I expected...I like the older version better…

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By Mary A (175) on 09 Jan 2009

Shot in more of a documentary style, this film with it's naturalistic approach serves as more of a glimpse at Parisian life than a movie…

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By Mitchell W (140) on 08 Jan 2009

Not as audacious or as rich as Hou's best work, but rewarding all the same…

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By Echo (4) on 16 Dec 2008

This is a very divisive movie. I think that you need to be used to hou's style of film making (millienium mambo, city of sadness, etc)…

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By Scott O (183) on 16 Dec 2008

Films are meant to be entertaining. I am a lover for subtle films with long, lingering shots, but this was pushing it…

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By Cli O (622) on 07 Dec 2008

This movie is a mixed bag…

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By Matt G (2,017) on 02 Dec 2008

I really enjoy Hsiao-hsien Hou's style. I need to delve into more of his work…

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By Lurking C (7) on 25 Nov 2008

I love Juliette Binoche. Her acting is so intense…

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By Jen T (181) on 22 Nov 2008

Very natural film, all dialogue improvised…

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By Heather H (478) on 15 Nov 2008

Hou Hsiao-Hsien's latest is best approached from two angles. First, how it relates to the rest of his catalog…

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By Bevan S (52) on 12 Nov 2008

I like tons of vague French movies, but I confess this is one I didn't connect with…

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By John A (1,813) on 11 Nov 2008

A beautiful, albeit sad effort from Hou…

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By Xavier G (147) on 10 Nov 2008

I haven't seen the original version of this movie…

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By Amrita S (106) on 09 Nov 2008

A lovely movie that combines french and asian cultures... ending was a bit confusing though…

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By Chris B (2,902) on 08 Nov 2008

More of a homoge then an actual remake, this is one of Hou most tender films…

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By Chris W (2,796) on 05 Nov 2008

A love letter to Albert Lamorisse's Le Ballon Rouge from Hou Hsiao-hsien, Flight of the Red Balloon is a film of simple pleasures and offers…

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