http://gatewaycinephiles.com/2008/06/03/review-flight-of-the-red-balloon-le-voyage-du-ballon-rouge/ Appreciation and Criticism of Cinema Through Heartland Eyes Fri, 18 May 2012 08:42:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://gatewaycinephiles.com/2008/06/03/review-flight-of-the-red-balloon-le-voyage-du-ballon-rouge/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Noticed in Children of Men « An Alfonso Cuarón Archive Sat, 07 Jun 2008 02:15:00 +0000 http://gatewaycinephiles.com/2008/06/03/review-flight-of-the-red-balloon-le-voyage-du-ballon-rouge/#comment-84 [...] Andrew’s (Gateway Cinephiles) review of Le voyage du ballon rouge (”Flight of the Red Balloon”): Describing Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s cinematography and chronology in his first film outside of Asia, the reviewer refers briefly to Children of Men. “Flight” follows the red balloon and a French family through the eyes of a Chinese student. It is based on the 1956 short film Le ballon rouge by Albert Lamorisse. The challenge inherent in them only becomes apparent later, a sort of quiet complement to Children of Men’s hold-your-breath set pieces. (Is it coincidence that a poster for Alfonso Cuarón’s science fiction thriller has a cameo here?) In Flight, these long takes lend the film a naturalism that sharpens its emotional power. Read more. [...] [...] Andrew’s (Gateway Cinephiles) review of Le voyage du ballon rouge (”Flight of the Red Balloon”): Describing Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s cinematography and chronology in his first film outside of Asia, the reviewer refers briefly to Children of Men. “Flight” follows the red balloon and a French family through the eyes of a Chinese student. It is based on the 1956 short film Le ballon rouge by Albert Lamorisse. The challenge inherent in them only becomes apparent later, a sort of quiet complement to Children of Men’s hold-your-breath set pieces. (Is it coincidence that a poster for Alfonso Cuarón’s science fiction thriller has a cameo here?) In Flight, these long takes lend the film a naturalism that sharpens its emotional power. Read more. [...]

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