Flight of the Red Balloon

Flight of the Red Balloon (French: Le voyage du ballon rouge) is a 2008 French/Taiwanese film directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien. It is the first part in a new series of films produced by Musée d'Orsay, and 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 references the classic 1956 French short The Red B... More

Initial release date:

  • 2007

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 1 h 53 min

Also known as:

  • Le Voyage du Ballon Rouge,
  • The Flight Of The Red Balloon,
  • Flight of the Red Balloon

Film

Directed by

Hou Hsiao-Hsien

Hou Hsiao-Hsien (simplified Chinese: 侯孝贤; traditional Chinese: 侯孝賢; pinyin: Hóu Xiàoxián; Wade–Giles: Hou Hsiao-hsien) (born April 8, 1947) is an award-winning film director and a leading figure of Taiwan's New Wave cinema movement. A Hakka, Hou Hsiao-Hsien was born in Mei County, Guangdong...

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  • Apr 4, 2008
  • 2007
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Runtime:

  • 1 h 53 min
  • 1 h 55 min
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  • 142

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