Family Film Screening: The Red Balloon
This Saturday you can relive one of your own childhood memories while introducing your children to French cinema. A newly restored version the 1956 classic short The Red Balloon (Le Ballon Rouge) will be screened by the French Institute.
The Red Balloon is a story about friendship and loss that features a boy, Pascal, who has an encounter with a red balloon that subsequently leads him on a journey through Paris. The movie run time is 36 minutes and is in French but has very limited dialogue. Games and activities inspired by the movie will follow the screening.
Location: Tinker Auditorium, 55 East 59th Street, (map) 212-355-6160
Subway: 4, 5, 6 train to 59th Street-Lexington Avenue; N, R, W to 59th Street-Fifth Avenue
Date & Time: Saturday, Feb 9th at 4pm
Cost: Adults $10; Children under 12 $5
Photo: flickr
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2 Comments
I had the book as a kid and it was one of my favorites. I wish I still had that old copy.
Hi Jon, I had no idea it was a book as well. It really is a classic! I had forgotten all about The Red Balloon until I saw I saw it listed at the French Institute. I hadn’t thought about it in years!