Red Balloon/White Mane (1952)

Editor's Note French director Albert Lamorisse earned an indelible place in film history with his elegant, enchanting paeans to the delicate wonders of childhood. In THE RED BALLOON (1956), a stunning and near-silent short, a boy befriends a balloon, following it (as it moves of its own accord) through the streets of Paris; WHITE MANE (1952) tells of a young man who calms a savage horse. Presented here as a double feature, these films stand as a pinnacle in both simple storytelling and sophisticated cinematic artistry. See individual titles for additional details.

Albert Lamorisse - Director

Sight and Sound
"[B]oth films display breathtaking cinematic élan and an ambitious understanding of a child's world that has vanished from today's irony-and-merchandising juvenile fictions." 11/01/2008 p.86