Featured Audience Ratings

• Lady D

  
  For an older film, I like the creativity of this short, the dull backgrounds as a backdrop with the infusion of bright colours is almost reminiscent of black, white and reds, used in films such as Sweeney Todd, so shows this in a much older age. I felt this could have been a great… More
  For an older film, I like the creativity of this short, the dull backgrounds as a backdrop with the infusion of bright colours is almost reminiscent of black, white and reds, used in films such as Sweeney Todd, so shows this in a much older age. I felt this could have been a great film had there been more stories coming off of the mini adventure. Many, more modern films have been modelled on such films like these, I wonder if this was one of those original style films to which people use as a reference?

• Cindy I

  
  A WONDERFUL little film about a balloon with a mind of its own. The ending will stick with you forever.

• Randy T

  
  How cool!!! If I weren't so awesomely masculine I'd be tempted to say "enchantingly delightful', but of course I AM awesomely masculine so I just say "how cool!"

• Pierluigi P

  
  Sweet fantasy that, like all great fables, takes us back to the best years of our lives.

• Jennifer X

  
  One of the most affecting and audience accessible silent movies ever. Symbolic, full, and innocent. Perfect length.

• Robert C

  
  Love, love, love this film. Believe it or not...I remember seeing this film periodically in elementary school and remember being completely enchanted and enthralled by it every time. Saw it later as an adult and the magic was still there. It is a very simple film, full of… More
  Love, love, love this film. Believe it or not...I remember seeing this film periodically in elementary school and remember being completely enchanted and enthralled by it every time. Saw it later as an adult and the magic was still there. It is a very simple film, full of magic and wonder.

• Greg S

  
  A red balloon follows a 6 year old boy around Paris. This short, simple, essentially silent fable about friendship is universally beloved for good reason.

• Byron B

  
  The filmmakers succeed in giving this big red balloon personality! The balloon is a friend to the little boy though it sometimes teases and pulls away drawing the boy to places he has not been. The balloon wants to be free. While watching this film, I was reminded of the Peter,… More
  The filmmakers succeed in giving this big red balloon personality! The balloon is a friend to the little boy though it sometimes teases and pulls away drawing the boy to places he has not been. The balloon wants to be free. While watching this film, I was reminded of the Peter, Paul & Mary song Puff the Magic Dragon. Both are about fleeting innocence.

• Walter M

  
  [font=Century Gothic]"White Mane" and "The Red Balloon" are two exceptional films by Albert Lamorisse about innocence and friendship in childhood. Of the two, "White Mane" is the more traditional of the two, focusing on Folco(Alain Emery), a fisher boy… More
  [font=Century Gothic]"White Mane" and "The Red Balloon" are two exceptional films by Albert Lamorisse about innocence and friendship in childhood. Of the two, "White Mane" is the more traditional of the two, focusing on Folco(Alain Emery), a fisher boy in the south of France, who befriends a wild horse that local men are coveting. As good as this is, it is no match for the inventively playful "The Red Balloon" which is about a young boy(Pascal Lamorisse) who finds a red balloon and their adventures in Paris. With this almost wordless film, Albert Lamorisse has complete confidence in himself as a filmmaker, composing sequences that boggle the mind as to how they were made. And if you know, please don't tell me.[/font]

• John B

  
  Lamorisse's simple short view of life through the voyage of a red balloon is magical and inspired many a film maker in its aftermath. A nice breezy half hour flight.

• Chris B

  
  Amazing what can be said with film in such a short 34 minute piece. Director Albert Lamorisse conveys such emotional depth and creates a wonderful fantasy world for those that can see it through a child's eyes. Such a wonderful display of youth and its innocence!

• Stephen E

  
  Short, simple and mostly silent, "The Red Balloon" is a thoughtful, creative reflection on childhood, imagination and friendship, and its timeless story should resonate with everyone that sees it.

• David S

  
  A sweet little film, very simple in its screenplay and with limited dialogue that means it will be appeal to all ages and nationalities. The balloon is the star and the way it moves around and follows the little boy is very cleverly done. The way the other children pick on the boy and… More
  A sweet little film, very simple in its screenplay and with limited dialogue that means it will be appeal to all ages and nationalities. The balloon is the star and the way it moves around and follows the little boy is very cleverly done. The way the other children pick on the boy and then attack the balloon I suspect is symbolic and the beautiful ending was nicked by 'Up' many years later. A nice short film.

• Dimitris S

  
  Brilliant film,pure magic and the kids should love it if any parent had in mind Lamorisse's dedication to the innocence and playful relaxation of body/soul,instead infecting the children with plotless crap such is Shark Tale.....

• Jared H

  
  30 or so minutes of pure visual storytelling. Who would have thought that a red balloon could be such a likeable character?

• cody f

  
  A beautiful looking and sweet movie about a boy and a balloon that follows him around Paris. It reminded me of my childhood when my best friend, a balloon animal named Gorf, and I went to the zoo and he got popped by a mountain goat. Sad Days.

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