Red Balloon, The (Le Ballon Rouge) (1956)
Genre Family, Fantasy, Short
Studio Criterion
Movie Release Date 1956
Country USA
Language English
Audience Rating NR
Running Time 34 mins
Format DVD
Color Color
IMDb Rating 7.9
Cast
The Children of Menilmontant
Michel Pezin
Sabine Lamorisse Pascal's Mother
Renee Marion
Pascal Lamorisse Pascal the Boy
Paul Perey
Wladimir Popof
David Sechan
Renaud Sechan
Georges Sellier Shopkeeper
Vladimir Popov Tennant
René Marion Pascal's Father
Renaud Twin in red
David Séchan Twin in red
Crew
Director Albert Lamorisse
Writer Albert Lamorisse
Producer Albert Lamorisse
Plot
A boy makes friends with a seemingly sentient balloon, and it begins to follow him. It follows the boy to school, to the bus, and to church. Boy and balloon play together in the streets of Paris and try to elude a gang of boys that wants to destroy the balloon. Winner of the Best Original Screenplay Oscar, and there is almost no dialog spoken in the film.
Personal Details
Rating
Seen It Yes
Collection Status In Collection
Links DVD Empire
IMDB
Edition Details
Format DVD
Region Any Region
Release Country Korea
TV System NTSC
No. of Disks/Tapes 1
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Subtitles Korean
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
Release Date 29-04-2008