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.
Cast
Juliette Binoche
Suzanne
Simon Iteanu
Simon
Song Fang
Song
Hippolyte Girardot
Marc
Louise Margolin
Louise
Anna Sigalevitch
Anna
Flore Vannier-Moreau
Flore
Charles-Edouard Renault
Lorenzo
Aneliese Roettger
Monique
Damien Maestraggi
Details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Languages
- French
- Budget
- $3.0M
- Revenue
- —
- Age rating
- —
- Quality
- 4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
- Production
- 3H ProductionsMargo FilmsLes Films du LendemainARTE France CinémaMusée d'Orsay
Crew
Director
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Writers
François Margolin, Hou Hsiao-hsien
Jean-Christophe Hym
Editor
Liao Ching-sung
Editor
Mark Lee Ping-Bing
Director of Photography
Paul Fayard
Production Design
