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.
At a glance
Countries
France, Taiwan
Ratings
TMDB users
6.2/10
59 votes
IMDb
6.5/10
Users
Critics
82%Rotten Tomatoes
86Metacritic
Rating consensus
74/100 blend
Sources: TMDB · IMDb · Rotten Tomatoes · Metacritic
Warm reception overall — weighted ~74/100 across 4 rating sources. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Juliette Binoche
Suzanne
Simon Iteanu
Simon
Song Fang
Song
Hippolyte Girardot
Marc
Louise Margolin
Louise
Anna Sigalevitch
Anna
Flore Vannier-Moreau
Flore
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Flight of the Red Balloon (2007)
Hou Hsiao-hsien
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