One crisp Paris morning, Pascal Lamorisse, a sweet and gentle French boy of humble means, was making his way to school. Suddenly, Pascal was unexpectedly greeted by the ideal representation of God’s ...

Pascal Lamorisse is the son of filmmaker Albert Lamorisse. He is also the little hero of some of his father's films (White Mane, The Red Balloon and Stowaway in the Sky). Over the years, Albert ...

More than 50 years after it won the Palme d'Or for best short film in Cannes, Albert Lamorisse's 34-minute children's classic "The Red Balloon" is making a return to the Croisette. By Charles Masters, ...

WHEN Pascal Lamorisse was a child, he got to run around Paris followed by a magical red balloon. “I enjoyed it,” recalls Lamorisse. “I was playing with magic.” Now 57, Lamorisse will forever be known ...

Solitary boys who find unlikely companions are the focus of The Red Balloon (1956) and White Mane (1953), two hauntingly beautiful fables from French filmmaker and photographer Albert Lamorisse ...

Retailers hope that the weekend after Thanksgiving is a mass consumption orgy. But shopping can be stressful, and crowded stores requires focus and determination. One of the primary ways in which the ...

It makes sense that "The Red Balloon" and "White Mane" are being packaged as a classic double feature. Yes, they both are French and directed by Albert Lamorisse, they contain minimal dialogue, and ...

There was a time when Albert Lamorisse’s film “The Red Balloon” was the quintessential French cultural export. Since its 1956 release it has come up for a fair amount of ridicule from various quarters ...