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The Red Balloon

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The Red Balloon (1955)

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Reviews Counted: 14 Fresh: 14  Rotten:0 Average Rating: 8.6/10

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Runtime: 34 mins

Synopsis: Perfect for all ages, this beautiful French film is a short with music and sound but no dialogue. The focal point is a bright red balloon, the psychological companion of a young French boy as he goes to school and plays with his friends. This classic won the Academy Award for Best Original... Perfect for all ages, this beautiful French film is a short with music and sound but no dialogue. The focal point is a bright red balloon, the psychological companion of a young French boy as he goes to school and plays with his friends. This classic won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. In 2008, Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao Hsien reimagined the beloved film as THE FLIGHT OF THE RED BALLOON. [More]

Genre: Childrens

Director: Albert Lamorisse

DVD Info

Release:

May 4, 2010

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Mono - French
  • Subtitles - English - Optional

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As enjoyable for adults who wistfully view scenes of post-war France in all its black and white chicness, as it is for kids.

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11/19/07
Kate Fuscoe
Time Out
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Lamorisse has a unique talent for crawling under the skins of little people.

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11/19/07
Channel 4 Film
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Enchanting.

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05/08/08
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
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The story of a boy and his toy, The Red Balloon is widely praised for its narrative and visual "purity," but not enough is said about the movie's delightful manipulation.

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04/26/08
Paul Schrodt
Slant Magazine
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The key to its lasting endurance is in its simplicity.

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04/23/08
David Cornelius
DVDTalk.com
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5/5

if you missed it as a child, now is the time to make sure you seek it out and watch it.

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04/09/08
Don Willmott
Filmcritic.com
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4/4

It's the perfect little movie.

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12/24/07
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune
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A cinematic landmark . . . Lamorisse's film floats off, with the breeze of magic-realism, into a feeling of escape and peace.

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12/15/07
Brian Gibson
Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)
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A beautiful little meditation on childhood, on imagination literally taking flight.

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12/13/07
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer
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These are two unique and unforgettable family films -- one an essential part of world cinema, the other an underseen gem -- that a new generation deserves the chance to get acquainted with

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12/07/07
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
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... one of the best loved films in cinema history.

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11/28/07
Beverly Berning
culturevulture.net
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The results made exciting, memorable cinema, but could just as easily have turned into disaster. There seems to be no escaping the darker side of innocence.

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11/19/07
Douglas Pratt
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One of the best-loved and least-sentimental children's films of all time.

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11/19/07
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An utterly charming little story.

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11/19/07
Bosley Crowther
New York Times
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