Albert Lamorisse's "The Red Balloon"

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This paper explains that this classic short film "The Red Balloon" is about a lonely Parisian boy who is befriended by a large red balloon, which seems to have a will and mind of its own and basically refuses to be abandoned by the boy. The author points out that, although on the surface, this film may appear to be rather pointless, there is an underlying theme that is intended to inspire imagination and thought on a deeper level. This paper stresses that the film has no dialogue; thus, the actors' abilities especially the ability of the director's son, Pascal, is exceptionally good.

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"Tom Keogh notes that as with Lamorisse's preceding short film, the 1952 "White Mane," the French director took home a grand prize from the Cannes Film Festival for "The Red Balloon," and also won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Through the years there have been both pro and con pieces of film criticism written concerning the aesthetics of this movie, however, there is no doubt that Lamorisse created a very sensitive allegorical film that never fails to spur dialogue among viewers of any age."

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