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Flight of the Red Balloon

  • May 2007
  • 1hr

    57mins

  • Family
  • Drama
  • Directed by

    Hou Hsiao-hsien,

    Starring

    Juliette Binoche,

    Simon Iteanu,

    Hippolyte Girardot,

    Louise Margolin

    ...

    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.