Albert Lamorisse

What breaks Pascal’s balloon in the book by Albert Lamorisse?

A stone

Le Ballon Rouge, 1956 – Albert Lamorisse (PART 1)

The Red Balloon [VHS] $1.70 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 bee…

The Red Balloon, LP Adapted From The French Film Classic lp…

RED BALLOON/WHITE MANE $15.46 Most of French director Albert Lamorisse’s films celebrate the miracle of flight, but few were as landmark as his 1956 short subject The Red Balloon. The story, told with a minimum of dialogue, concerns a little boy (played by the director’s son Pascal) who comes across a helium-filled balloon. As he plays with his new acquisition, the boy discovers that the balloon seemingly has a mind of its own…

Stowaway in the Sky [VHS] $19.95 Albert Lamorisse’s whimsical follow-up to his Academy Award®-winning short film The Red Balloon takes viewers of all ages on a fantastic, aerial tour of 20th-century France. An adventurous grandfather and his stowaway grandson (the director’s …

The Red Balloon (The Criterion Collection) $9.04 Stills from The Red Balloon (Click for larger image) …

White Mane (The Criterion Collection) $6.95 As in Albert Lamorisse’s classic fable The Red Balloon, a boy forms a unique attachment in the less fanciful, if equally lyrical White Mane. While the 1956 color film takes place in modern Paris, the filmmaker’s 1953 effort plays like an old black and white western. In the opening sequence, White Mane (“Crin Blanc”) enjoys a life of freedom in the dusty Camargue region of Southern France. Local co…

The Red Balloon/White Mane $12.32 Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 11/04/2008…

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The Red Balloon $8.98 A magical book that has become an enduring children’s classic, The Red Balloon is the story of a young boy and his best friend–a bright red balloon. Chock-full of photographs of the boy, the balloon and the captivating city of Paris.A New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year….

Junior Great Books Series 2 Second Semester $24.99 Twelve great tales….