Most of French director Albert Lamorisse's films celebrate the miracle of flight, but few ... more
were as a landmark as his 1956 short subject The Red Balloon. The story, told with a minimum of dialogue, concerns a little boy (played by the director's son Pascal) who comes across a helium-filled balloon. As he plays with his new acquisition, the boy discovers that the balloon seemingly has a mind of its own. The little red orb follows its new 'master' all through the streets of Paris, and then dogs the boy's trail into the schoolroom, which drives the teacher to comic distraction. Towards the end, it seems as though boy and balloon will be parted forever....but director Lamorisse has a delightful surprise in store for us.
Directed by the internationally acclaimed, award-winning Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao ... more
Hsien (Caf Lumire, City of Sadness), this exquisite film, inspired by Albert Lamorisse?s classic 1953 film The Red Balloon (described by Franois Truffaut as ''one of the most beautiful colour films ever made''), finds its own place within a continuing tradition of great French cinema.A young boy, Simon (Simon Iteanu) must deal with the increasing fragility of his mother, the loving yet preoccupied puppeteer Suzanne, played by Academy Award winner Juliette Binoche (The English Patient, Chocolat). Overwhelmed by the demands of her chaotic existence, Suzanne hires Song (Song Fan), a Taiwanese film student, to help care for Simon. With Song, a unique extended family is formed, utterly interdependent yet lost in their separate thoughts and dreams; all this is mirrored by a delicate, shiny red balloon that hovers above the Paris streets.
The Red Balloon and White Mane remain timeless and wonderful children's classics. Unseen ... more
for years, these award-winning short films have been recently restored so as to present them in the best possible picture quality. Two films were both directed by the award winning Albert Lamorisse.
Advantages: lightweight, good value for money, attractive, fun, easy to use Disadvantages: none
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Balloon Time!
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Back in January we had planned a surprise 60th birthday party for my Nan. We wanted to have helium balloons tied to the tables and the original plan was to rent a helium canister and buy some helium balloons but this worked out quite expensive. Fortunately whilst browsing Asda I came across a bright green box with ?Balloon Time? written on the front and pictures of kids holding helium balloons. Upon further examination I realised that the box contained everything you need to make up to 30 helium balloons. It cost £20 so we brought two boxes.
The box contained 30 assorted colour 9? latex helium balloons, a light weight helium canister and a spool of ribbon. The helium canister was ideal as it was really light so could easily be transported and it was ...
ilusvm 23.02.2005
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Advantages: Good Value for money Disadvantages: none
This is another of my son`s growing collection . Peppa pig is a lovely little pig who loves playing with her friends and jumping in muddy puddles , she has a little brother called George who also loves puddles and dinosaurs.
1. The Balloon Ride
Miss Rabbit runs a raffle at the school fete , Peppa buys a raffle ticket and wins a trip on the balloon. So daddy, mummy, Peppa ,George and not forgetting teddy and Mr dinosaur go for a ride. Peppa`s teddy gets stuck in a tree and oh dear the balloon lands up stuck in the tree as well but grandpa and grandma pig rescue them.
2. George Catches A Cold
It is a rainy day and mummy pig tells Peppa and George to wear their rain clothes , George doesn`t like wearing his rain hat , he jumps in muddy puddles and throws his hat in the mud as he doesn`t want to wear it. George ...
I bought mine through a book club through work, but I have seen similar kits in department and gift shops, you can buy online from http://www.find-me-a-gift.co.uk/children-gifts/presents/balloon-modeling-kit.html This kit is really quite good a fun party item.
This kit contains 30 balloons the balloons come in a variety of colours. The balloons are those long thin ones.
The pack also includes a balloon pump and a booklet with instructions of how to make balloon sculptures. With a little dexterity you can make elephants, swans, dogs and many other reasonably recognizable models. A favorite one that often gets made is a long balloon usually a pink one with two circular twists at the base now no prizes for guessing what this is tee, hee, giggle giggle.
The balloons in this kit are quite strong will withstand the twisting ...
A young French boy befriends a red balloon and they soon become inseparable.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
NETWORK; FREMANTLE HOME ENTERTAINMENT; SONY DADC
Languages
Main Language
French
Technical information
Sound
Dolby Digital
Award information
OSCAR
Best Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen 1956 (Albert Lamorisse)
DVD Description
Most of French director Albert Lamorisse's films celebrate the miracle of flight, but few were as a landmark as his 1956 short subject The Red Balloon. The story, told with a minimum of dialogue, concerns a little boy (played by the director's son Pascal) who comes across a helium-filled balloon. As he plays with his new acquisition, the boy discovers that the balloon seemingly has a mind of its own. The little red orb follows its new 'master' all through the streets of Paris, and then dogs the boy's trail into the schoolroom, which drives the teacher to comic distraction. Towards the end, it seems as though boy and balloon will be parted forever....but director Lamorisse has a delightful surprise in store for us.
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