A red balloon with a mind of its own follows a little boy around the streets of Paris.A red balloon with a mind of its own follows a little boy around the streets of Paris.A red balloon with a mind of its own follows a little boy around the streets of Paris.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 1 nomination total
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Did you know
- TriviaWith its Oscar win for Best Original Screenplay, the film is (as of 2018) the only short film to win an Academy Award outside of the short film categories.
- GoofsFor a brief instant, a wire can be seen attached to the red balloon as the boy waits to cross the street. The wire stands out against the blue coat of the man standing behind him looking on as the boy waits for the intersection to clear.
- Quotes
Pascal - le petit garçon: Could you hold my balloon while I'm in school?
- Crazy creditsAvec le concours: Des Enfants De Ménilmontant et Des Ballons De La Région Parisiénne (Translation: With the assistance of: The Children of Ménilmontant and The Balloons of the Paris region.)
- ConnectionsFeatured in Paris non stop (1981)
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The First Film I Saw...
This is one of the first films I remember seeing. My grandfather was kind enough to record it off of television for me when I was only one or two years old. I remember enjoying it alot as a very young child and I enjoy this film just as much, if not even more, today. I can appreciate the story more, now that I'm older. It is one of the truly best short films ever made, right up there with the best of Chaplin and other great short-film makers.
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- CHARLIE-89
- Sep 3, 2000
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $34,570
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $9,004
- Nov 18, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $48,980
- Runtime34 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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