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This timeless award-winning short film by Albert Lamorisse elegantly captures the day-in-the-life of eight-year old Pascal, who befriends a seemingly sentien...
Apr 28, 2008. T he simplicity and emotional clarity of Albert Lamorisse’s 1956 The Red Balloon have made it one of the most beloved films of all time. The narrative is deceptively airy and pared down: Pascal, a young Parisian boy, retrieves a balloon tied to a lamppost, only to discover that it seems to have a mind and personality of its own.
The Red Balloon - The Criterion Channel. Directed by Albert Lamorisse • 1956 • France. Starring Pascal Lamorisse. Rarely has the spirit of childhood been evoked as exquisitely as in this Academy Award–winning cinematic fable, a fantasy with the texture of reality.
