All the children were really noisy so uncontrollably excited that the headmaster locked Pascal up in his office, while he tried to catch the balloon. The balloon was naughtier than ever at school, causing an uproar from Pascal’s classmates. It must have looked very funny to all the passers-by, a bright red balloon racing along behind a bus. Then Pascal would pretend he was lost, and hide, so that the balloon would get worried and hurry to catch him up. But sometimes it would be naughty, and skip away in the air. The balloon behaved just like a little dog, never straying very far. When he could, Pascal opened the window, caught the balloon, and hid it away in his bedroom.Įach day Pascal would let the balloon out of the window, and then call to it to come when he was outside. It begins to follow him wherever he goes, and even when his mother pushes it out of the window, it just stays there and waits for him, floating outside his bedroom window. It follows him all the way to school, behind the bus! Pascal begins to realise that the balloon has a mind, and a will, of its own. One morning, Pascal discovers a large, bright, red balloon tied to a gas lamp, on his way to school:īut this is no ordinary balloon. He has brought home a stray cat, and a homeless puppy, hoping to be friends with them, but he has never been allowed to keep them by his house-proud mother.
Pascal is a young Parisian boy, who is sad and lonely. The huge photographs capture the memory of watching the film, and there is also text to accompany these, so that it can be read as a story book. This oversized book is full of stills taken during the filming of The Red Balloon (“Le Ballon Rouge”), and originally published just a year later, in 1957, although it has been reprinted many times. Once you have seen it, you never forget it. The Red Balloon is a classic French short film from 1956. But the friend is free, and above their reach.
They react with envy or annoyance, as is their wont. A lonely little boy, Pascal, has a friend who is loyal, spirited, brave and naughtier than he is, and everyone can see this friend. But what if this friend can be seen by all: it is not human - not even a living creature - but an inanimate object? Have you ever had an imaginary friend? Perhaps a secret friend, but one whom nobody but you ever sees? Usually such a friend disappears for ever when a real friend comes to take their place.
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