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---- The Red Balloon (Le ballon rouge) is a short film directed by French film-maker Albert Lamorisse in 1956. The film revolves around a young boy (played by Lamorisse's son, Pascal) and a red balloon.

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.

Awards

Palme d'Or du court métrage at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival
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1956 Academy Award for Original Screenplay.

Sequel

An eight-minute spoof sequel was released in 2000 entitled "Revenge of the Red Balloon". In the film, the balloon hunts down the bullies from the original movie.

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Movies - The Red Balloon

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