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Flight of the Red Balloon

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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 byHou Hsiao-hsien

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 57m
Language
FR
Released
January 30, 2008
Budget
$3,000,000
Studios
ARTE France CinémaMusée d'Orsay3H Productions

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The Flight of the Red Balloon - Trailer

The Flight of the Red Balloon - Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Juliette Binoche

Juliette Binoche

Suzanne

Simon Iteanu

Simon

Song Fang

Song

Hippolyte Girardot

Hippolyte Girardot

Marc

Louise Margolin

Louise

Anna Sigalevitch

Anna Sigalevitch

Anna

Flore Vannier-Moreau

Flore Vannier-Moreau

Flore

Charles-Edouard Renault

Lorenzo

Aneliese Roettger

Aneliese Roettger

Monique

Damien Maestraggi

Creative team
Directed by
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Written by
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Hou Hsiao-hsien
François Margolin
Produced by
François Margolin
Kristina Larsen

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