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The Red Balloon

1956, 34min

Comedy Fantasy Drama

A young boy discovers a stray balloon, which seems to have a mind of its own, on the streets of Paris. The two become inseparable, yet the world’s harsh realities finally interfere.

"The Red Balloon" — comedy, fantasy and drama movie produced in France and released in 1956. It has a very high rating on IMDb: 8.1 stars out of 10. It is a short film with a runtime of 34min. "The Red Balloon" is currently available to stream on FlixFling and for rent and to buy on FlixFling Rent & Buy. Click on a playlink to watch it now!

Country: France

Director:

Albert Lamorisse

Cast:

Georges Sellier,

Vladimir Popov,

Pascal Lamorisse

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10

Reviews

Critic Ian Freer

rated

10

Some 54 years before 'Up', Lamorisse wrings cinematic gold out of the magical properties of balloons in a simple, affecting narrative.

Read full review at Empire

Michael Thomsen

rated

9

Klassisk fransk børnefilm der kun er en halv time lang. Meget smuk og poetisk. Moderne børn vil MULIGVIS kede sig lidt. Måske mere for den voksne filmelsker.

2 years ago

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