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THE RED BALLOON
February 14, 2015  | By David Bianculli

TCM, 8:00 p.m. ET

 

This 1956 Oscar-winning short film is a French fantasy by director Albert Lamorisse, and is very much a family affair. It’s the simple, charming story of a young boy whose toy balloon exhibits an increasingly strong personality – and the boy is played by the director’s own son, Pascal. Oh, and the little girl who has a seemingly sentient balloon of her own? She’s played by Pascal’s sister, Sabine.

 
 
 
 
 
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