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''[[The Red Balloon]]'' (French: ''Le Ballon rouge'') is a 1956 34 minute short film about [[A Boy and His X|a boy and his balloon]]. It was directed by Albert Lamroisse.▼
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One day, a young boy named Pascal finds [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|a red balloon]]. The balloon is actually alive and has a sentient mind of its own. Thus, they set off an adventure in Paris. ▼
▲One day, a young boy named Pascal finds [[Exactly What It Says
While a simplistic film made for children and to preserve the Ménilmontant section of Paris in film, critics noted the beautiful cinematography, woodwind score, and idealist allegories in a post World War II Paris. It is noted as an art film.
The film became a sensation in the United States especially with the children, thanks in part to its appearance on ''[[CBS Children's Film Festival]]''. Schools often show the film in cafeterias and the film, for a while, became the largest selling non-running theatrical print.
The film won an [[Academy Award|Oscar]] for
It is also available on the [[Criterion Collection]] website, under the "Janus Films" label.
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* [[A Boy and His X|A Boy and His Balloon]]▼
* [[Animate Inanimate Object]]
* [[Balloonacy]]: In the ending.
▲* [[A Boy and His X|A Boy and His Balloon]]
* [[The City of Light]]
* [[Exactly What It Says
* [[The Fifties]]
* [[Gang of Bullies]]
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* [[Minimalism]]: Most of the film is silent and there are around two scenes of actual dialog.
* [[Scenery Porn]]
* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]: Definitely idealistic. Brian Gibson, film critic, writes that the film can be seen in an [http://www.vueweekly.com/article.php?id=7536 escapist stance] towards Pascal.▼
* [[Short Film]]
▲* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]: Definitely idealistic. Brian Gibson, film critic, writes that the film can be seen in an [https://archive.is/20130205160335/http://www.vueweekly.com/article.php?id=7536 escapist stance] towards Pascal.
* [[Sliding Scale of Living Toys]]: The balloon is at Level 4.
* [[You Are Not Alone]]: In the final scenes.
{{reflist}}
[[Category:The Criterion Collection]]▼
[[Category:The Fifties]]▼
[[Category:The Red Balloon]]
[[Category:Films of the 1950s]]
[[Category:Short Film]]
[[Category:Fantasy Films]]
[[Category:French Cinema]]
[[Category:Academy Award]]
▲[[Category:The Criterion Collection]]
[[Category:The Criterion Collection (LaserDisc)]]
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