The Red Balloon (Criterion Collection)

Import Blu-ray/Region All pressing. Please note while the feature film is viewable on all Blu-ray players the special features are in Standard Definition/PAL format and will not be viewable on US BR players. The Red Balloon and White Mane remain timeless and wonderful children's classics. Unseen for years, these award-winning short films have been recently restored so as to present them in the best possible picture quality. The Red Balloon: 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 it's own that he befriends on the Parisian streets. Widely recognized 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: The 1953 French classic and winner of the 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.