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''The Red Balloon'' (French: ''Le Ballon rouge'') is a 1956 34-minute short film about [[ABoyAndHisX a boy and his balloon]]. It was directed by Albert Lamorisse.

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''The Red Balloon'' (French: ''Le Ballon rouge'') is a 1956 34-minute short film about [[ABoyAndHisX a boy and his balloon]]. It was directed by Albert Lamorisse.
Creator/AlbertLamorisse.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To Lamorisse's own ''Film/WhiteMane''. Both feature young boys who feel isolated from the world around them, and form a deep friendship with a non-human character. Both protagonists are persecuted by those around them as a result, and both end up being borne away to a place where they can't be followed (the sky or the sea.)
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* ChildrenAreInnocent: Pascal and the girl with the blue balloon play it straight. It's averted hard by the GangOfBullies who pop his balloon.

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* ChildrenAreInnocent: Pascal and the girl with the blue balloon play it straight. It's averted hard by the GangOfBullies who pop his balloon.
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* HellIsThatNoise: The film manages to make the sound of kids cheering sound sinister.
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* GangOfBullies: The older boys who chase after Pascal and eventually take the balloon.

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* GangOfBullies: The older street boys who chase after Pascal and eventually take the balloon.

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