Le ballon rouge (The Red Balloon) is a French short-film directed by Albert Lamorisse in 1956, starring his son, Pascal Lamorisse. It tells the beautiful and sweet tale of a red balloon that has a life of its own, following a little boy around the streets of Paris.
In 1956 it won the Prix Louis Delluc, Best Short Film at the Cannes Film Festival, and in 1957; an Academy Award for Best Writing/Original Screenplay and the BAFTA Special Award.
