1956
The Red Balloon
Plays the boy who befriends a red balloon.
FLM.REDPASCAL
LAMORISSE
ปาสกาล ลามอริส
A childhood at the heart of French cinema
The boy who befriended a red balloon on the streets of Paris.
A small role in a vast city
Pascal Lamorisse is the son of French filmmaker Albert Lamorisse. As a child he appeared in his father’s films, most memorably as the boy in The Red Balloon.
The 1956 short follows Pascal through Paris after he finds a red balloon that seems to have a life of its own. His performance gives the friendship between child and balloon its quiet centre.
The city is more than a backdrop: streets, school and passersby shape the boy’s journey. Criterion notes that his father incorporated encounters with people on the street into the filmmaking.
Pascal later appeared in another film by his father, Stowaway in the Sky, a journey over France by balloon. His work remains closely associated with the filmmaker’s fascination with childhood and flight.
The film links below reflect titles currently available in the FLM.RED catalogue, rather than a complete filmography.
Selected films
1960
Stowaway in the Sky
Appears in another balloon-centred film by his father.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
- The Criterion Collection — The Red Balloon
- La Cinémathèque française — credits
- Criterion — the cinema of Albert Lamorisse
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.