Flight of the Red Balloon
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.
- Genre: Family, Drama
- 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
- Keyword: paris, france, single parent, nanny, neglect, babysitter, brussels, belgium, balloon, shadow puppet
- Cast: Juliette Binoche, Simon Iteanu, Song Fang, Hippolyte Girardot, Louise Margolin, Anna Sigalevitch