The Red Balloon (Le ballon rouge) is a short film directed by French film-maker Albert Lamorisse in 1956.
Cast
- Pascal Lamorisse (Pascal)
- Georges Sellier
- Vladimir Popov
- Paul Perey
- René Marion
- Sabine Lamorisse
- Michel Pezin
Description and plot
The thirty-four minute film (which has sound but no dialogue) is set in Montmartre, Paris, and follows the adventures of a young boy, Pascal, who finds a large red balloon. The balloon has a mind and will of its own, following Pascal wherever he goes, floating outside his bedroom (as Pascal's mother won't allow it in the house). In their wanderings around Paris, Pascal and the balloon encounter a gang of bullies, but tragedy is replaced by a magically happy ending.
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