Le ballon rouge

Le ballon rouge [videorecording] The red balloon produced by Films Montsouris, a film by Albert Lamorisse ; director of production, Michel Pezin ; written and directed by Albert Lamorisse. - [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2008] - 1 videodisc (34 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. - Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) . - Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) .

Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1956. Special features: New theatrical trailer.

Director of photography, Edmond Séchan ; editor, Pierre Gillette ; music, Maurice Le Roux. Director of photography, Edmond Séchan ; editor, Pierre Gillette ; music, Maurice Le Roux.

Pascal Lamorisse, Georges Sellier, Wladimir Popof, Paul Perey, Renée Marion, Sabine Lamorisse, Michel Pezin, Renaud Séchan, David Séchan, Children of Ménilmontat.

Pascal is a young French boy who discovers a stray balloon on the streets of Paris that seems to have a mind of its own and begins to follow Pascal everywhere. The two beome inseparable, yet the world's harsh realities finally interfere. A touching allegory of the magic powers of love and friendship.


DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., restored High-Definition digital transfer.


French dialogue with optional English subtitles.

Academy Awards, USA, 1957: Oscar - Best Writing, Best Screenplay - Original (Albert Lamorisse) Cannes Film Festival, 1956: Golden Palm - Best Short film (Albert Lamorisse)

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CC1746D Criterion Collection

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Balloons--France--Paris--Drama.
Schoolboys--France--Paris--Drama.
Friendship--France--Paris--Drama.


20e Arrondissement (Paris, France)--Drama.
Paris (France)--Drama.


Fantasy--Feature.
Youth--Feature.
Feature films.
Fantasy films.
Fantasy films.
Motion pictures, French.
Foreign films--France.
Fiction films.
Short films.

PN1995.9.F36 / B35566 2008

791.43/72