1956
D: Albert Lamorisse
C: Pascal Lamorisse, Georges Sellier, Vladimir Popov, Paul Perey, René Marion, Sabine Lamorisse, Michel Pezin
W: Albert Lamorisse
Original Music: Maurice Leroux
Cinematography: Edmond Séchan
Editing: Pierre Gillette
Runtime: 34 min
Country: France
Language: French
Color: Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix: Mono
Certification: Unrated
An allegory on nonconformism, good and evil, friendship, and loneliness about a Parisian child’s love for a big red balloon that follows him around. Wonderful score by Maurice Leroux.
A sequel was released in 1960 named Le Voyage en Ballon. Jack Lemmon bought the US distribution rights and it was renamed Stowaway in the Sky and reedited. Albert Lamorisse invented the board game Risk, originally released in France as The Conquest of the World and later bought and renamed by Parker Brothers. The little boy, played by Albert Lamorisse’s son, went on to work in film production and now manages the rights to his father’s films.
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This is truly an excellent film, extremely lyrical and great for kids.
Posted 17 Sep 2007 at 9:11 pm ¶tx for the comment! Lamorisse shot another celebrated short film called White Mane that you should check out.
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