The Red Balloon

Now, the first one is for the children.

It's The Red Balloon, a boy, a balloon and a story of friendship.

It's a comical homage to the classic 1956 short film by Albert Lamarisi.

This charming, touching and funny show is suitable for all the family.

it really is

So today we're doing a deep dive into the 1956 French short film, The Red Balloon, or Le Ballon Rouge.

We want to figure out how this movie, with hardly any dialogue, just a boy in this balloon that seems alive, didn't just win awards, but grabbed this immediate, lasting, worldwide popularity.

Critics, audiences, they still talk about it, almost 70 years on.

Normally a film, it needs years, decades sometimes, for its reputation to really set.

Right.

But The Red Balloon, it just clicked instantly.

It's a short film.