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The Flight of the Red Balloon (Le Voyage du ballon rouge)Director: Hou Hsiao-hsienCast: Juliette Binoche, Simon Iteanu, Song Fang, Hippolyte Girardot, Louise Margolin(IFC First Take, 2007) Rated: PG-13 US theatrical release date: 4 April 2008 (Limited release) UK theatrical release date: 14 March 2008 (General release) [7 May 2008] by Cynthia FuchsPopMatters Film and TV Editor A Bit Happy and a Bit SadIn Hou Hsiao-hsien's first French film, interactions are mirrored and refracted, images of images, reflections of longing.
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