The Red Balloon
The Red Balloon
(French: Le Ballon rouge) is a 1956 fantasy short film, directed by
French filmmaker Albert Lamorisse. The film has a music score but almost
no dialogue. It won numerous awards, including an Oscar for Lamorisse
for writing the best original screenplay in 1956 and the Palme d’ Or for
short films at Cannes. The film also became popular with children and
educators.
The story:
a little boy (played by the director’s son, Pascal) comes across a
helium-filled red balloon. As Pascal plays with his new found toy, he
realizes the balloon has a mind and will of its own. It begins to follow
him wherever he goes through the streets of Paris, at times floating
outside his bedroom window or entering Pascal’s classroom making the
principal angry with Pascal. Pascal and his balloon encounter a little
girl (Sabine Lamorisse) with a blue balloon that also seems to have a
mind of its own. In their wanderings around the neighbourhood, Pascal
and the balloon encounter a gang of bullies, who…
A 34-minute film with a symbolization of dreams and the cruelty of those who puncture them.
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