![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() One Sunday, the balloon is told to stay home while Pascal and his mother go to church. Later, after being set free, Pascal and the balloon encounter a young girl (Sabine Lamorisse) with a blue balloon that also seems to have a mind of its own, just like his. The noise alerts the principal, who locks Pascal up in his office. At one point the balloon enters his classroom, causing an uproar from his classmates. The balloon follows Pascal through the streets of Paris, and they draw a lot of attention and envy from other children as they wander the streets. It is the only short film to win the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. It also became popular with children and educators. The film won numerous awards, including an Oscar for Lamorisse for writing the Best Original Screenplay in 1956 and the Palme d'Or for short films at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. His son, Pascal, plays himself in the main role, and his daughter, Sabine, portrays a young girl. Lamorisse used his children as actors in the film. The thirty-five-minute short, which follows the adventures of a young boy who one day finds a sentient, mute, red balloon, was filmed in the Ménilmontant neighbourhood of Paris. The Red Balloon ( French: Le ballon rouge) is a 1956 French fantasy comedy-drama featurette written, produced, and directed by Albert Lamorisse. ![]()
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