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.
Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien
paris, france
single parent
nanny
neglect
babysitter
brussels, belgium
balloon
shadow puppet
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Cast
Juliette Binoche
Suzanne
Hippolyte Girardot
Marc
Anna Sigalevitch
Anna
Flore Vannier-Moreau
Flore
Aneliese Roettger
Monique
Crew
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Director
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Writer
Liao Ching-sung
Editor
Mark Lee Ping-Bing
Director of Photography
Chu Shih-yi
Sound
Popular Reviews
8 reviews
Alex Teichman
6.0★ · 08/14/25
Never really been able to connect too much with Hou Hsiao-Hsien‘s films, something about them keeps pulling me back in for more tho. That something this time was Juliette Binoche.
Never really been able to connect too much with Hou Hsiao-Hsien‘s films, something about them keeps pulling me back in for more tho. That something this time was Juliette Binoche.