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Le ballon rouge (1956)

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A red balloon with a mind of its own follows a little boy around the streets of Paris.

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Albert Lamorisse
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Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 1 nomination. See more awards »

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Cast

Cast overview:
Pascal Lamorisse ... Pascal - le petit garçon
Georges Sellier Georges Sellier ... Le marchand
Vladimir Popov Vladimir Popov ... Un locataire
Paul Perey Paul Perey ... Le père de Pascal
Renée Marion Renée Marion ... La mère de Pascal
Sabine Lamorisse Sabine Lamorisse ... La petite fille au ballon bleu
Michel Pezin Michel Pezin
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Storyline

A boy makes friends with a seemingly sentient red balloon, and it begins to follow him. It follows him to the bus stop, to school, and to church. They play together in the streets of Paris and try to elude a gang of boys that wants to steal it. Written by alfiehitchie

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The Academy Award Winning Sensation!


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This film short won the Best Writing, Original Screenplay Oscar for its only Academy Award nomination. It is the shortest film to win a major Academy Award. See more »

Goofs

Just after the scene where the boy is turned away from boarding the bus, he is seen 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 »

Quotes

Pascal - le petit garçon: Could you hold my balloon while I'm in school?
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Crazy Credits

With the cooperation of the balloons of the Paris area. See more »

Connections

Spoofed in Dream Doll (1979) See more »

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The First Film I Saw...
4 September 2000 | by CHARLIE-89See all my reviews

This is one of the first films I remember seeing. My grandfather was kind enough to record it off of television for me when I was only one or two years old. I remember enjoying it alot as a very young child and I enjoy this film just as much, if not even more, today. I can appreciate the story more, now that I'm older. It is one of the truly best short films ever made, right up there with the best of Chaplin and other great short-film makers.


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Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

19 October 1956 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

El globo rojo See more »

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Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,004, 18 November 2007

Gross USA:

$34,570

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$48,980
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Films Montsouris See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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