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.

Title: Le voyage du ballon rouge
Imdb rate: 6.6
Imdb votes: 3,954
Year: 2007
Language: French, Mandarin
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: France, Taiwan
Director: Hsiao-Hsien Hou
Writers: Hsiao-Hsien Hou, François Margolin
Actors:
Juliette Binoche
Hippolyte Girardot
Simon Iteanu

Awards: 5 wins & 14 nominations