It won the Cannes Grand Prix for shorts, the Epi d'Or of Rome and several other awards. His next film, in 1952, was “White Mane.” It told the story of a small boy who tamed a wild horse. In 1949 he made a film in Tunisia about little Arab children and their, goats, titled “Bim.” He spent four months shooting it and supervised the hand‐feeding of 55 bottles of milk a day to the 12 baby goats used in the film. He was an extremely pains taking craftsman. He wrote 42 sce narios for “The Red Balloon” before he had one that suited him. Lamorisse, never prolific, labored long for his illusions. Lamorisse's 5½‐year‐old son, Pascal-into the sky and out of his unhappiness.īehind the film's simplicity there was a great deal of hard work. The closing scene shows bal loons from all over coming to lift the boy-played by Mr. “The Red Balloon” won a 1956 Cannes Grand Prix, an Academy Award Oscar and at least six other prizes in Tokyo, Mexico, London and elsewhere. A New York TimesBest Illustrated Children's Book of the Year. Chock-full of photographs of the boy, the balloon and the captivating city of Paris. Critics found it “utterly charming” or “artful and beau tiful” and prize juries found it irresistible. A magical book that has become an enduring children's classic, The Red Balloon is the story of a young boy and his best friend-a bright red balloon.
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