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.
Title | Flight of the Red Balloon |
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Year | 2007 |
Genre | Family, Drama |
Country | France, Taiwan |
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 |
Cast | Juliette Binoche, Simon Iteanu, Song Fang, Hippolyte Girardot, Louise Margolin, Anna Sigalevitch |
Crew | Kristina Larsen (Producer), Jean-Christophe Hym (Editor), Hou Hsiao-hsien (Director), Liao Ching-Sung (Editor), François Margolin (Producer), Mark Lee Ping-Bing (Director of Photography) |
Keyword | paris, france, single parent, nanny, neglect, babysitter, brussels, belgium, balloon, shadow puppet |
Release | May 17, 2007 |
Runtime | 117 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.17 / 10 by 50 users |