It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Exceptionally bright teenage boy, a cello student at a professional school in New York City, falls in love for the first time with a newly-enrolled dancer just relocated from Detroit. Writer-director Arthur Barron shows a documentary filmmaker's eye in working out the day-to-day lives of these smart, appealing kids, while his script is blessedly free of issues. Jeremy (nicely played by a young Robby Benson) is intelligent without being a nerd, talented without alienating his friends, and quietly, jokingly rebellious with his humorless father without being a smart-ass. Barron won the Best First Work award at Cannes, and was nominated for the Palme d'Or, and Benson was nominated for a Most Promising Newcomer Golden Globe, though the picture was otherwise ignored in 1973. It gained some recognition once it played on cable in the late 1970s--and after Robby Benson and co-star Glynnis O'Connor were re-teamed in 1976's "Ode to Billy Joe". **1/2 from ****

I saw this movie in the early 70's, when I was 15 or 16. I was living in Peru, at the time. There was a girl my age that I liked a lot, that I took to the movie and we both identified with the main characters. I remember that you could get the theme song (record, 45 RPM) under the title "Blue Balloon Song" or something along these lines, from a local record label. The theme song was very popular and was played often by the local radio stations for several weeks. I am tempted to track her down and ask if she still has the record. This movie was recently released in DVD. I watched it again after 30+ years. This time with my wife and children. It was a big hit at home. Simple but enjoyable plot, very entertaining, pretty clean movie for today's standards. I would recommend it for the whole family.

I love this movie. It's just a beautiful love story. Robby Benson and Glynnis O'Connor are just great together. I would definently recommend this movie to anyone. If you like Robby Benson and Glynnis O'Connor together check them out in Ode To Billy Joe.

If you like love story, watch this movie. The simplicity of this film is beautiful. The song "Jeremy" is great.