Out of all the movies I saw when I was a youngen “The Red Balloon” is by far my favorite. So much can be said with out saying anything. The movie has so few words yet you feel for the boy and his balloon while they walk or might I say dance along the streets of Paris.
When I buy gifts for my nieces, nephews and now my baby girl I always think of the ones that touched me the most when I was their age. Minus the time I bought Hungry Hippo for my niece, somehow I didn’t recall the noise factor.
“The Red Balloon” and “White Mane”two classic Albert Lamorisse short films together on one restored High Definition Digital DVD. Lamorisse is best known for his award winning short films which he began making in the late 1940s, and for inventing the famous strategic board game Risk in 1957.
“The Red Balloon” (Le Ballon rouge) earned him the Palme d’Or Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and an Oscar for best original screenplay in 1956. Starring his young son Pascal and his daughters Sabine and Fanny. The 34-minute short follows a boy and his love for his big red shiny balloon in the streets of Paris, France.
The second short included on this DVD is “White Mane” (Crin-Blanc) which Albert Lamorisse directed back in 1953. A 40-minute black & white Palme d’Or Grand Prize winner at the Cannes Film Festival. The film takes place in Camargue, France. A herd of wild horses follow their leader, a white stallion. click here to find out where to buy.
