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
• Assisted by: Anthony Clark (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2000
• EAN: 9781840020793
• ISBN: 978-1-84002-079-3
• No. of pages: 108
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 6 mm
• Weight: 125 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, Plays / Drama, DRAMA / American / General