Flight of the Red Balloon
2007 · 117 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 4,234 VOTES · DIR. Hou Hsiao-hsien
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,166 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:22 (child) Hey, balloon!
00:11:19 Yes, let's do it again.
00:15:23 Films in general.
00:23:14 Try to be relaxed.
00:28:31 No, no, don't worry about that.
00:31:57 This is for the door here. And this is for the door downstairs.
00:35:20 (door opens)
00:39:36 Depends when you mean.
00:43:03 # By pressures and boredom
00:47:15 OK.
00:53:04 I'd like to give it to him
00:59:54 Nice to meet you.
01:02:34 Yes, I'm always rushed.
01:05:34 I'll ask.
01:09:14 I was going to get you drinks. What? Fruit juice?
01:12:15 What's that?
01:15:20 But you have. For the other stuff...
01:22:47 Throw it in your cooking pot with the sea water.
01:26:43 Not at first, but you know how long it is since he paid any rent?
01:30:40 I know.
01:34:42 Then you'll have other prospects, and then... who knows?
01:39:02 - OK? - Yes.
01:47:49 (teacher) So maybe they are the child's parents.
01:51:23 and based on his film Le Ballon Rouge.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,166
Dialogue density10.0 lines / min
First line00:01:22
Final line01:51:23
Production Record
DirectorHou Hsiao-hsien
LanguageFrench
Budget$3,000,000
IMDb votes4,234