Taiwan Synopsis
Le Voyage du ballon rouge
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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Flight of the Red Balloon. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2006–2008 Taiwan Window
In the crowded 2006-2008 Taiwan release window, Flight of the Red Balloon sits at #9 of 12. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Taiwan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Taiwan, 31 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Flight of the Red Balloon premiered alongside 3 others.
Family + Drama in Taiwan
9 Taiwan titles in our catalog blend the Family and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Flight of the Red Balloon itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 3 other Taiwan films in 2007.
The 60th Taiwan title from Taiwan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1972).
Our Taiwan catalog contains 174 titles in total (149 films).
Audience Engagement
41 audience reviews — more than 76% of Taiwan films in our index.
Review volume (76th percentile) outruns trending popularity (61th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Flight of the Red Balloon, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- single parent · 3
- neglect · 3
- nanny · 2
- shadow puppet · 2
- babysitter · 1
- brussels · 1
- belgium · 1
- balloon · 1
- france · 19
- paris · 14
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #134 of 174 Taiwan films indexed here (23rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Taiwan average of 6.6/10.
Among Taiwan Family productions specifically: #12 of 12 (top 100%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Taiwan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Taiwan |
| Original Language | Fr |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, French |
| Production Companies | 3H Productions, Margo Films, Les Films du Lendemain, CinéCinéma, Sofica Poste Image |
| Runtime | 1h 57m |
| Release Date | May 17, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt0826711 |