The 1956 short (just 34 minutes) film, directed by Albert Lamorisse, Le Ballon Rouge (The Red Balloon) tells the story of Pascal and his growing friendship with a red balloon. Beautifully shot and starring Lamorisse’s son Pascal as ‘Pascal’, the film won the Grand Prize at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival and Lamorisse an Oscar for best original screenplay. The credits, charmingly, thank “Des Enfants De Ménilmontant et Des Ballons De La Région Parisiénne” (Translation: With the assistance of: The Children of Ménilmontant and The Balloons of the Paris region.)
It’s really a beautiful film and a touching story – I love it and think you might too. AND I think you can check it out on Youtube – here’s a taster:
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