Le ballon rouge [videorecording] produced by Films Montsouris, a film by Albert Lamorisse ; director of production, Michel Pezin ; written and directed by Albert Lamorisse.
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FilmPublisher number: CC1746D | Criterion CollectionLanguage: French Summary language: English Original language: French Series: Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs)Publication details: [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2008]Description: 1 videodisc (34 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: 9781604650303; 1604650303Other title: The red balloonSubject(s): Balloons -- France -- Paris -- Drama | Schoolboys -- France -- Paris -- Drama | Friendship -- France -- Paris -- Drama | 20e Arrondissement (Paris, France) -- Drama | Paris (France) -- DramaGenre/Form: Fantasy -- Feature. | Youth -- Feature. | Feature films. | Fantasy films. | Fantasy films. | Motion pictures, French. | Foreign films -- France. | Fiction films. | Short films. DDC classification: 791.43/72 LOC classification: PN1995.9.F36 | B35566 2008Production credits: Director of photography, Edmond Séchan ; editor, Pierre Gillette ; music, Maurice Le Roux.Academy Awards, USA, 1957: Oscar - Best Writing, Best Screenplay - Original (Albert Lamorisse) | Cannes Film Festival, 1956: Golden Palm - Best Short film (Albert Lamorisse)Cast: Pascal Lamorisse, Georges Sellier, Wladimir Popof, Paul Perey, Renée Marion, Sabine Lamorisse, Michel Pezin, Renaud Séchan, David Séchan, Children of Ménilmontat.Summary: 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.
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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.
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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