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Much lauded short French fantasy film about a young boy (Pascal Lamorisse) whose unlikely friend -- a red balloon that follows him from place to place -- provokes differing reactions from the people he meets along the way. Undeniably cute modern fairy tale with imaginative situations and impressive photography only gets better as the viewer invests it with his or her own symbolic meaning. Features a music score and very little dialogue. 32 minutes.
Much lauded short French fantasy film about a young boy (Pascal Lamorisse) whose unlikely friend -- a red balloon that follows him from place to place -- provokes differing reactions from the people he meets along the way. Undeniably cute modern fairy tale with imaginative situations and impressive photography only gets better as the viewer invests it with his or her own symbolic meaning. Features a music score and very little dialogue. 32 minutes.