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The film opened the ''Un Certain Regard'' section of the [[Cannes Film Festival]] in May 2007.
The film opened the ''Un Certain Regard'' section of the [[Cannes Film Festival]] in May 2007. It was the most acclaimed film released in 2008<ref>http://www.theyshootpictures.com/21stcentury.htm</ref>.


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Le Voyage du Ballon Rouge
©BAC Films 2007
Directed byHou Hsiao-Hsien
Written byHou Hsiao-Hsien
François Margolin
Produced byFrançois Margolin
StarringJuliette Binoche
Hippolyte Girardot
LanguageFrench

Flight of the Red Balloon (Le Voyage du Ballon Rouge), first part in a new series of films produced by Musée d'Orsay, 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.

The film opened the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival in May 2007. It was the most acclaimed film released in 2008[1].