Flight of the Red Balloon, Hsiao-hsien Hou, 2007

The first part of 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.