Director: Lamorisse, Albert

Key actors Lamorisse, Pascal; Emery, Alain

Year 1956

Language French (English sub.)

Certificate U

Duration 82 mins

Country FR

Genre Childrens / Family Favourites

Format Blu-ray

[This high definition Blu-ray disc must be viewed on Blu-ray equipment]

The Red Balloon is the award-winning and critically acclaimed fantasy short film directed by Albert Lamorisse follows the relationship between a little boy and a red balloon with a mind of its own that he befriends on the Parisian streets. Widely recognised as one of the most important films in children's cinema, this 1956 classic is the only dialogue-free film to win an Oscar for Best Screenplay.

White Mane is the 1953 French classic and winner of the 1958 Palme D'Or at Cannes tells the tale of a boy who tames a wild stallion called White Mane. Filmed in the marshes of the Camargue in south-west France, White Mane is a beautiful journey into the wilderness that remains a groundbreaking work of children's cinema to this day.