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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Image Entertainment
EAN: 0715515028820
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Label: Janus Films
Manufacturer: Janus Films
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Janus Films
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 29, 2008
Running Time: 34 minutes
Sales Rank: 116
Studio: Janus Films
Theatrical Release Date: March 11, 1957
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
The late French filmmaker Albert Lamorisse made this classic, 1956 short work about a lonely little Parisian boy (Pascal Lamorisse) befriended by a large red balloon, which seems to have a will of its own. As with his preceding short, 1952's White Mane, Lamorisse took home a grand prize from the Cannes Film Festival for The Red Balloon, and the latter film also won an Academy Award. There have been some stimulating pieces of film criticism (some pro, some con) written about the aesthetics of this little movie over the years, but there's no question it makes for a touching, allegorical piece always certain to prompt conversations among viewers of any age. --Tom Keogh
Product Description:
Newly restored and available for the first time on DVD Albert Lamorisse's exquisite The Red Balloon remains one of the most beloved children's films of all time. In this deceptively simple nearly wordless tale a young boy discovers a stray balloon which seems to have a mind of its own on the streets of Paris. The two become inseparable yet the world's harsh realities finally interfere. With its glorious palette and allegorical purity the Academy Award-winning The Red Balloon has enchanted movie lovers young and old for generations.System Requirements:LENGTH: 34 minutes Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY UPC: 715515028820 Manufacturer No: CC1746DDVD
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - The Joy of Flight
Filmed within the environs of Paris's working class Ménilmontant neighborhood, Albert Lamorisse's delicate and nearly silent 1956 short film The Red Balloon is the story of a lonely, seemingly friendless, young boy named Pascal who one day finds a bright, round red balloon tied to a lamppost. However, this red balloon is not just any red balloon because it seems to be sentient and quickly bonds with the boy and follows him to school and to bakeries. The boy seems to finally have a friend, but almost ... Read More
Rating: - Simply amazing!!
I remember seeing this when I was in Nursery School (which means i was about 4). This movie had that much of an impact on me that I remember it this many years later (I'm..cough cough...40). I was an only child and seeing this lone boy with his balloon...bullied and beaten down...but triumphant in the end was such an incredible message to send to children. This should be required viewing for all of todays kids...maybe it would help to soften them up a little. What memories....
Rating: - A beautiful classic restored!
Like so many others, I first saw this wonderful short film as a child. Decades after, I'm happy to say that it's even more magical & moving than I'd remembered. No doubt the sobering experience of growing up has added to the richness & depth of the deceptively simple story, which has the purity & directness of a parable. There's so much here! The innocence of childhood, the defiance of unfeeling authoriy, the individual vs. the mob, the power of the imagination -- and all of it told with a ... Read More
Rating: - Beautiful and Relevant!!!
I think I first saw this film when I was in second grade. It was shown on one of those noisy, old projectors at school. Having been a kid who felt really out of place, I related to it a great deal.
Looking at it as an adult, I realize that the same issues of bullying and the one non-fighter amongst the fighters continue to exist in our schools. In some ways, the final chase scene is quite frightening, yet I am sure that many a kid could still relate to it. I think the final escape scene is ... Read More
Rating: - Totally Enchanting! *****
One of the most vivid and wonderful memories of my childhood, I first went to see The Red Balloon (1956) at the cinema as a ten year old boy in April, 1957. Over fifty years later, this morning, I received this Criterion / Janus DVD from amazon.com and it's worth every penny. Superbly and lovingly restored, obviously from the original negative, there isn't a mark on it anywhere and the image is crystal clear. We fans of The Red Balloon have been waiting for a release like this for years. I'd have said it ... Read More
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