Film · 2008 · Family
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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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.
8 principal cast
Flight of the Red Balloon (2008) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 1h 57m family directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien is rated 6.2/10 by 63 viewers.
Flight of the Red Balloon was released on January 30, 2008.
Flight of the Red Balloon was directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien.
Flight of the Red Balloon has a runtime of 117 minutes (1h 57m).
Flight of the Red Balloon is categorized as Family, Drama.
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