Their journey was optioned by Disney and made into Night Crossing, a 1982 film starring John Hurt and Beau Bridges. – fails to find any contemporary relevance or parallels, and, as many German critics have noted, couldn’t have arrived at a more insulting moment, given the ever-growing, post-reunification disparity between the former East and West Germany. Never mind building a hot air balloon; we’re going to need a time machine. A convincing central turn by Friedrich Mücke as the Strelzyk patriarch Peter and several clever match-cuts from editor Alexander Dittner are impressive. Still, one can’t help but feel as if Balloon is going for Hollywood, but drifting just wide.

Source: The Irish Times June 14, 2019 03:56 UTC