Le Voyage du ballon rouge (2007)

Title: Flight of the Red Balloon

Original Title: Le Voyage du ballon rouge

Release Date: 2007-05-17

Status: Released

Rating: 6.2/10 (from 51 votes)

Language: FR

Genres: Family, Drama

Production Companies: 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

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.