The Criterion Collection
The Red Balloon and Other Stories: Five Films by Albert Lamorisse
Edition no. 1200
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The Red Balloon | White Mane | Bim, the Little Donkey | Stowaway in the Sky | Circus Angel
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Directed by: Albert Lamorisse
Featuring: Pascal Lamorisse, Alain Emery, Abdallah, André Gille, Philippe Avron, Georges Sellier, Laurent Roche, Messaoud, Mireille Nègre, Wladimir Popof, Clan-Clan, Maurice Baquet, Henri Lambert, Paul Perey, Maurice Fellous, Renée Marion, Francois Perié, Raoul DelFosse, Sabine Lamorisse, Charles Guillaume, Paule Noëlle, Michel Pezin, Alain Colomb de Daunant, Renaud Séchan, Denys Colomb de Daunant, David Séchan, Charles Fouhetty, Pierre Bestieux, Pierre Moureaux-Nery
Everyday life becomes an adventure in the wide-eyed fables and fantasies of Albert Lamorisse. Balancing imaginative whimsy with documentary-like authenticity, his beloved short films Bim, the Little Donkey; White Mane; and the Academy Award–winning The Red Balloon find unforgettable emotional, spiritual, and moral resonance in the realms of children and animals, while his captivating but now rarely seen features Stowaway in the Sky and Circus Angel exult in the glories of two of his greatest loves: nature and flight. With their astonishing cinematography and purity of spirit, these five enchanting works invite viewers of all ages to experience the wonder, mystery, and poignancy of the world anew.
Details by Film
The Red Balloon
Year: 1956
Time: 34
Aspect Ratios
1.37:1
Audio
English Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Streaming Options
16268.
+10281
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Rent
White Mane
Year: 1953
Time: 39
Aspect Ratios
1.37:1
Audio
English Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Streaming Options
22600.
+11857
Stream
2
Bim, the Little Donkey
Year: 1951
Time: 54
Aspect Ratios
1.37:1
Audio
English Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Streaming Options
Stream
2
Stowaway in the Sky
Year: 1960
Time: 83
Aspect Ratios
2.35:1
Audio
English Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Streaming Options
Stream
2
Circus Angel
Year: 1965
Time: 77
Aspect Ratios
1.37:1
Audio
English Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Streaming Options
Stream
2
Release Information:
Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Discs:
DVD-9 (2 Discs)
Total: 2 Discs
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37:1
2.35:1
Audio Options:
English Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Alternate Soundtrack, Interview, Documentary, Television Program, Insert
- U.S. English-language version of Bim, the Little Donkey
- New interview with actor Pascal Lamorisse, director Albert Lamorisse’s son
- My Father Was a Red Balloon, a 2008 documentary featuring Pascal Lamorisse and his daughter Lysa
- French television interviews with Albert Lamorisse from 1957 and 1959
- English narrations for White Mane, by Peter Strauss, and Stowaway in the Sky, by Jack Lemmon
- English-dubbed track for Circus Angel
- An essay by critic David Cairns
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Circus Angel
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