Red Balloon, The

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Synopsis: The late French filmmaker Albert Lamorisse made this classic, 1956 short work about a lonely little Parisian boy (Pascal Lamorisse) befriended by a large red balloon, which seems to have a will of its own. As with his preceding short, 1952's White Mane, Lamorisse took home a grand prize from the Cannes Film Festival for The Red Balloon, and the latter film also won an Academy Award. There have been some stimulating pieces of film criticism (some pro, some con) written about the aesthetics of this little movie over the years, but there's no question it makes for a touching, allegorical piece always certain to prompt conversations among viewers of any age.

Directed By:	Albert Lamorisse	Genre:	Family / Fantasy / Foreign / Short
Cast:	Pascal Lamorisse, Sabine Lamorisse, René Marion, Paul Perey, Michel Pezin, Vladimir Popov, Georges Sellier	Year of Production:	1956

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Disc(s) for this Movie:

Red Balloon, The (DVD, NR)

Region: 1
Released: Jan-10-2006
Run Time: N/A

Red Balloon (Released by Janus Films, in association with the Criterion Collection), The (DVD, NR)

Region: 1
Released: Apr-29-2008
Run Time: 34 minutes

Red Balloon/White Mane, The (DVD, NR)

Region: 1
Released: Nov-4-2008
Run Time: 73 minutes

Red Balloon and Other Stories: Five Films by Albert Lamorisse, The (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-Ray] (Blu-ray Disc, Not Rated)

Region: A (Blu-ray)
Released: Dec-12-2023
Run Time: 287 minutes

The movie information on this page was generously updated by:
* illini4life (Added movie on March 10, 2007)
* SirDonk (Updated movie on September 14, 2010)

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