Cinematic background from The Red Balloon 1956 - A young boy discovers a stray balloon, which seems to have a mind of its own, on the streets of Paris. The two become inseparable, yet the world’s harsh realities finally interfere.
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A bunch of balloons flying in the air over a city; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A man walking down the street with a red balloon; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A person holding a red balloon while standing on a hill near a church; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A group of children walking down the street with a red balloon; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A young boy running down the street with a red balloon; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A group of young men standing on a brick walkway; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A man walking down the street holding a red balloon; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A group of children standing next to each other holding a balloon; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A group of children playing with a red balloon; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A group of young men playing a game in the ruins; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A child is holding a balloon in the air; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A street view of a street with a bunch of pastries on the table; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – An older woman is playing with a red balloon; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A man and a boy are standing on the side of the street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A young boy holding onto a red balloon; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A little girl holding a red balloon near a fence; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A person holding a red balloon in the street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A group of people standing on the side of a road holding balloons; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A boy walking down the street holding a red balloon; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A group of people walking down a brick street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A child and an adult walking down a street holding umbrellas; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A little boy standing in front of a store window holding a red balloon; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A bunch of balloons that are in the air; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A group of children playing with a red balloon; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A person riding a skate board on top of a ramp; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A boy standing in front of a table of donuts; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A man walking down the street with a red balloon in his hand; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A woman with an umbrella walking down a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – An old man with a beard wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A boy holding a red balloon in front of a door; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A group of people standing around a red balloon; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A bunch of balloons floating in the air over a city; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A little boy that is standing in a bunch of balloons; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A young boy holding a red balloon while walking down the steps; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A man holding a red balloon while standing on the sidewalk; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A red balloon sitting in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – Two older men standing next to each other on the sidewalk; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A person holding a red balloon in front of a store; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A street scene with cars and a trolley; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A young boy standing on top of a grass covered hill; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A man walking down a brick street with a bunch of cardboard boxes; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A man walking down the street with a red balloon in his hand; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A man and a child walking down the street holding an umbrella; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A street scene with a person riding a scooter and a red balloon; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A street scene with a bunch of balloons flying in the air; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A group of people standing on the side of a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – Two people walking down a street with a red balloon; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A man holding an umbrella while standing on a bridge; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A man holding a red balloon in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A little boy standing in front of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A bunch of balloons floating in the air over some buildings; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A child standing in front of an open window with a red balloon; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A young boy looking up into the sky; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – Two women and a child stand on the side of the street holding an umbrella; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A man and a boy walking in front of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A bunch of balloons floating in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A person walking down a street holding a red balloon; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Red Balloon” (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse – A person walking down a street with a red balloon; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle