Lamorisse began as a documentarian, which makes this flight of fancy, his greatest success, all the more surprising. It’s easy to imagine a boy and his faithful balloon companion it’s something else to visually realize such a relationship on-screen. At times the balloon follows him around like a loyal dog, at others like a teasing best friend the two form an almost inseparable bond, one that only an uncaring world would dare untether.įrom this modest premise, however, grows a work of breathtaking, elemental wonder-one that, despite its seemingly effortless naturalism, also required a host of cinematic tricks. The narrative is deceptively airy and pared down: Pascal, a young Parisian boy, retrieves a balloon tied to a lamppost, only to discover that it seems to have a mind and personality of its own. The simplicity and emotional clarity of Albert Lamorisse’s 1956 The Red Balloon have made it one of the most beloved films of all time.
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