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1956
The Red Balloon is a 1956 French fantasy comedy-drama featurette written, produced and directed by Albert Lamorisse. The 34-minute short, which follows the adventures of a young boy and a sentient, mute red balloon, was filmed in the Ménilmontant neighborhood of Paris.
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In the annals of cinema, the ascendancy of feature-length films in the early 20th century relegated short films to the periphery, often dismissed as mere curiosities or stepping stones for aspiring auteurs. To transcend this marginalisation, a short film had to possess extraordinary artistry or universal resonance. Albert Lamorisse’s *The Red Balloon* (1956), a 34-minute French fantasy, achieves precisely this, carv…More
