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 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 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) |
| Keyword | paris, france, single parent, nanny, neglect, babysitter, brussels, belgium, balloon, shadow puppet |
| Release | May 17, 2007 |
| Runtime | 117 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 6.10 / 10 by 48 users |
| Popularity | 4 |
| Budget | 3,000,000 |
| Revenue | 0 |
| Language | Français, 普通话 |
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