A red balloon with a life of its own follows a little boy around the streets of Paris.
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| Pascal Lamorisse | ... | Pascal - le petit garçon | |
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Georges Sellier | ... | Le marchand |
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Vladimir Popov | ... | Un locataire |
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Paul Perey | ||
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Sabine Lamorisse | ... | La petite fille au ballon bleu |
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Renée Marion | ... | La mère de Pascal |
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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. Written by alfiehitchie
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11 March 1957 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Just after the scene where the boy is turned away from boarding the bus, you see him running off with the balloon in his left hand and the satchel in his right however in the next shot it is reversed. See more »Crazy Credits
With the cooperation of the balloons of the Paris area. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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With the little grey cells thinner on the ground nowadays, music recall has sadly become a casualty. Asking me to hum a bit of Mozart from memory (I love Mozart) will draw a blank most days. What price then that the gentle melody that accompanies this lovely film came easily back to me over forty years as I read through the postings. It surprised me that no one has highlighted the film's music; for me it eased the belief that a child's balloon trailing a piece of string could display intelligence, devotion, a sense of humour, and then great pathos in its dying. Of course, if this was acting, it was great acting, and how good to hear that the film has resurfaced. I shall continue to watch the listings until it make it onto terrestrial TV, and the get-together will not disappoint. I know this. When I hummed the theme tune through, tears came to my eyes.