The Red Balloon

Anthony Clark's award-winning adaptation of Albert Lamorisse's Fifties French film, The Red Balloon, follows the adventures of a lonely Parisian boy and a stray balloon which befriends him. It enjoyed a successful run at the National Theatre in 1996.

About the author

In 1953, Albert Emanuel Lamorisse was a French director, scenarist, cinematographer and producer. He is famous for his award-winning short films in the late 1940s and also for inventing the strategic board game Risk in 1957. Lamorisse’s best know work is the short film The Red Balloon, for which he earned the Palma d’Or Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and an Oscar for writing the best original screenplay in 1956.

Summary

Anthony Clark’s award-winning adaptation of Albert Lamorisse’s Fifties French film, The Red Balloon, follows the adventures of a lonely Parisian boy and a stray balloon which befriends him. It enjoyed a successful run at the National Theatre in 1996.

Product details

• Authors: Anthony Clark, Albert Lamorisse, Lamorisse Albert
• Assisted by: Anthony Clark (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 5 to 8
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.1999
• EAN: 9781840020793
• ISBN: 978-1-84002-079-3
• No. of pages: 106
• Weight: 126 g
• Series: Oberon Book; Oberon Plays for Young People; Oberon Book
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Amerika, DRAMA / General, Plays / Drama, DRAMA / American / General, Plays, Playscripts, Plays, playscripts, drama