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.
Stars: Juliette Binoche, Simon Iteanu, Song Fang, Hippolyte Girardot, Louise Margolin, Anna Sigalevitch
Crew: Hou Hsiao-hsien (Director), François Margolin (Producer), Kristina Larsen (Producer), Jean-Christophe Hym (Editor), Liao Ching-Sung (Editor), Mark Lee Ping-Bing (Director of Photography)
Country: France, Taiwan
Language: Français, 普通话
Studio: 3H Productions, Margo Films, Les Films du Lendemain, CinéCinéma, Sofica Poste Image, La Région Île-de-France, Soficinéma 3, Canal+, ARTE France Cinéma, Musée d'Orsay
Runtime: 117 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 17, 2007
IMDb: 4.9
Keywords:paris, france, single parent, nanny, neglect, babysitter, brussels, belgium, balloon, shadow puppet
