

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
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Storyline
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.
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