Flight of the Red Balloon
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Flight of the Red Balloon

★ 6.2/10 TMDB 2008-01-30 117 min

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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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
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