The red balloon Le ballon rouge

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Title:

The red balloon Le ballon rouge

Author:

Lamorisse, Pascal, actor.

Publication Information:

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2008]

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (34 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

Pascal is a young French boy who discovers a stray balloon on the streets of Paris that seems to have a mind of its own and begins to follow Pascal everywhere. The two beome inseparable, yet the world's harsh realities finally interfere. A touching allegory of the magic powers of love and friendship.

General Note:

Title from container.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1956.

Special features: New theatrical trailer.

Language:

French

Subject Term:

Balloons -- France -- Paris -- Drama.

Schoolboys -- France -- Paris -- Drama.

Friendship -- France -- Paris -- Drama.

Geographic Term:

20e Arrondissement (Paris, France) -- Drama.