Bibliothèque publique de Cornwall Public Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

The red balloon and other stories / five films by Albert Lamorisse ; produced by Films Montsouris.

Edition:

DVD special edition.

Publisher, Date:

[New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2023]

Description:

2 videodiscs (287 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 18 cm)

digital optical

NTSC

video file DVD video region 1

Summary:

The red balloon: A French boy named Pascal discovers a stray red balloon in the streets of Paris. Pascal and the balloon become fast friends and share many adventures.

White mane: A young fisherman living near the Rhone River in the vast plains of the Camargue in France wins the confidence of a wild stallion named White Mane.

Bim, the little donkey: This spirited adventure follows two boys - one poor and good hearted, the other weathy and spoiled - who go from rivals to friends as they set out to save a donkey from thieves.

Stowaway in the sky: Lamorisse takes us on the breathtaking odyssey of a young boy who sneaks aboard his inventor grand-father's experimental new hot-air balloon.

Circus angel: A daring young thief - having been affixed with a pair of wings in order to become a flying circus attraction - finds himself mistaken for an angel.

Series:

Criterion collection ; 1200.

Subjects:

Balloons -- France -- Paris -- Drama.

Schoolboys -- France -- Paris -- Drama.

Friendship -- France -- Paris -- Drama.

Stallions -- France -- Camargue -- Drama.

Wild horses -- France -- Camargue -- Drama.

Donkeys -- Drama.

Friendship -- Drama.

Hot air balloons -- Drama.

Grandparent and child -- Drama.

Circus performers -- France -- Drama.

Angels -- Drama.

Burglars -- France -- Drama.

Impostors and imposture -- Drama.

20e Arrondissement (Paris, France) -- Drama.

Paris (France) -- Drama.

Camargue (France) -- Drama.

Genre:

Feature films.

Short films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Lamorisse, Albert, film director, screenwriter.

Lamorisse, Pascal, actor.

Sellier, Georges, 1893-1988, actor.

Popov, Vladimir A., actor.

Perey, Paul‏, actor.

Marion, Renée, actor.

Lamorisse, Sabine‏, actor.

Pezin, Michel‏, actor.

Emery, Alain, actor.

Grenier, Jean-Pierre, narrator.

Strauss, Peter, 1947- narrator.

Prévert, Jacques, 1900-1977, narrator.

Gille, André, 1921-2012, actor.

Baquet, Maurice, 1911-2005, actor.

Lemmon, Jack‏, narrator.

Avron, Philippe, actor.

Nègre, Mireille, actor.

Lambert, Henri,‏‎ 1927-2003‏, actor.

Le Roux, Maurice, composer (expression)

Igarbouchen, Mohammed, composer (expression)

Prodromidès, Jean, composer (expression)

Defaye, Jean-Michel, 1932- composer (expression)

Films Montsouris, production company.

Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.

Other Title:

Container of (work): Ballon rouge (Motion picture)

Container of (work): Bim, le petit âne (Motion picture)

Container of (work): Crin-Blanc (Motion picture)

Container of (work): Voyage en ballon (Motion picture).

Container of (work): Fifi la plume (Motion picture).

Container of (expression): Crin-Blanc (Motion picture). English.

Container of (expression): Bim, le petit âne (Motion picture). English.

Container of (expression): Voyage en ballon (Motion picture). English.

Container of (expression): Fifi la plume (Motion picture). English.

Notes:

Originally released as individual films from 1951-1965.

Special features: New interview with actor Paul Lamorisse, director Albert Lamorisse's son; My father was a red ballon, a 2008 documentary featuring Pascal Lamorisse and his daughter Lysa; French television interviews with Albert Lamorisse from 1957 and 1959; essay by David Cairns.

Red balloon: Director of photography, Edmond Sechan; editor, Pierre Gillette ; music, Maurice Le Roux.

White mane: Director of photography, Edmond Sechan ; music, Maurice Le Roux ; editor Georges Alépée.

Bim, the little donkey: Original music, Mohamed Iguerbouchen ; editor Marity Cléris ; photographed by André Costey, Guy Tabary.

Stowaway in the sky: Cinematography, Maurice Fellous, Guy Tabary ; editor, Pierre Gillette ; music by Jean Prodromidès.

Circus angel: Cinematography, Pierre Petit, Maurice Fellous ; editor, Madeleine Gug ; music, Jean-Michel Defaye.

Red balloon: Pascal Lamorisse, Georges Sellier, Wladimir Popof, Paul Perey, Renée Marion, Sabine Lamorisse, Michel Pezin.

White mane: Alain Emery; narrated by J.P. Grenier, Peter Strauss.

Bim, the little donkey: Abdallah, Messaoud, and the children of the island ; narrated by Jacques Prévert.

Stowaway in the sky: André Gille, Pascal Lamorisse, Marice Baquet ; narrated by Jack Lemmon.

Circus angel: Philippe Avron, Mireille Nègre, Henri Lambert.

DVD, region 1; NTSC; monaural; Full screen (1.37:1), wide screen (2.35:1).

French dialogue, English dubbed dialogue on Circus Angel and English narration on White Mane and Stowaway in the sky; English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Contents:

The red balloon. (1956 : 34 min.) -- White mane (1953 : 39 min.) -- Bim, the little donkey (1951 : 54 min.) -- Disc 2. Stowaway in the sky. (1960 : 83 min.) -- Circus angel. (1965 : 77 min.).

ISBN:

9798886070927

Publisher or Distributor Number:

CC3509D

CC3509D-1

CC3509D-2

System Availability:

0

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

338173

Call Number:

DVD RED

Course Reserves:

0

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