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.

• 3H Productions
• Margo Films
• Juliette Binoche
• Simon Iteanu
• Song Fang
• Hippolyte Girardot
• Louise Margolin
• Anna Sigalevitch
• Flore Vannier-Moreau