The Red Balloon
1956·France·36 min.
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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.
DirectorAlbert Lamorisse
ScreenwriterAlbert Lamorisse
MusicMaurice Leroux
CinematographyEdmond Séchan
CastPascal Lamorisse·Georges Sellier·Vladimir Popov·Paul Perey·Sabine Lamorisse·Michel Pezin·Renée Marion·Renaud·David Séchan
Original titleLe ballon rouge