Tuesday, 27 January 2009

Le Ballon rouge


Le Ballon rouge, a French film from 1956 by Albert Lamorisse, so pretty! Found thanks to this blog.

30 comments:

ibi said...

oh I love that film! I remembered it from my childhood and then took my son to see it last year when it was screened at the cinematheque. he liked it, though wasn't as thrilled as I was..

thanks for your wonderful inspiring blog.

Ritva said...

luminous!
same here, seen it as a child many many years ago. i had my own red balloon,too, but it flew away...
i still think those round, plain balloons are the only real balloons ;)
thanks!!!

Tatee said...

I love your draws...

Anonymous said...

My three year old has been obsessed with that film for a while. We even have the book (it isn't as good).

etre-soi said...

Have you seen a new version from Hou Hsiao Hsien with Juliette Binoche ? It's called 'le voyage du ballon rouge'.

Anonymous said...

i have just watched it.it is very sweet.

Cara said...

Ah, I am o-b-s-e-s-s-e-d with red balloons! I don't know why, there's just something so romantic I find about them. My dream is to get a "bouquet" of red balloons for my birthday one year. Great image, I'll have to check out the film.

Frances said...

This film made such a big impression on me...I think I was about six at the time. I don't think we ever recover from the experience of that very first balloon either popping or floating away.

Anonymous said...

Dear Camilla,
I do not know whether to be happy or not. We are planning a picture book on balloons, but this movie makes all we thought and elaborate up till now futile.
So, thank you, more or less.
Ciao
p

Anonymous said...

this film is wonderful and poetic. Thank you so much.

Anonymous said...

Yes, I watched this recently... a charming film, much like your accompanying visuals.

Anonymous said...

I just saw this film recently for the first time and am so glad that I did. I love your drawing - there is nothing happier or more comforting to me than a red ballon!

Natascha Rosenberg said...

Oh! I enjoyed so much this film! Thank you for the link! Enjoy your weekend in the festival.

cartadazucchero said...

...so pretty...

Abigail A. Percy said...

I love that film...

I also love the song 99 red balloons...

Guess I just love red balloons?!

xo :)

holly aka golly said...

I love Le Ballon Rouge. It reminds me of elementary school. We would often watch this film in the auditorium on days when it rained and we couldn't go out for recess. The projector would always break at some point during the movie! Such vivid memories. Your illustration is a fresh look at an old favorite.

danica said...

i love this film and your illustration works wonderfully too! i'm with sofia - you should check out le voyage du ballon rouge - it's a beautiful film :)

Johanna Lu said...

Hej, jag vill bara säga att jag nominerat din blogg till ett Kreativ blogger award - för att du är så himla bra!

Cecilia A.E said...

hi camila!
days ago I saw a film inspired by that.
a hug

Anonymous said...

oh, love, love, love that movie. We (me and my two sons) are always crying at the end. My oldest son is now 20 but still likes to see it.

Maya Ganesan said...

oh i have heard of that film! i love the red balloon. so pretty.

Ana said...

love!

Toktokada said...

yes it's a very beautiful film. And it's always amazing to see your actual town as it was before.

Anonymous said...

Hello!Just popped in a second.Camilla have you any relation to Trollhättan!I once knew a person with same name as yours.

Anonymous said...

Tar mig friheten att skriva på svesnka ;) JÄtte fin blogg!

Luna Levy said...

Dear Camilla,

I love my calendar - got it a while back, but then I was sick and I am very behind one email and blogging :)

I wanted to let you know that I have started a new "artists who blog" interview site with your interview and many new ones. I would like to invite you to drop by and please tell me what you think.
www.artistswhoblog.blogspot.com

I thought the interviews needed their own space, to make them more special!

I wish you a wonderful 2009 - my little daughter loves your calendar too :)

Stephanie

Bela Oviedo said...

este es mi humilde homenaje a este film, lo realicé para un concurso de libro ilustrado...un beso.

http://el-globo-rojo.blogspot.com/

Relentless Toil said...

That was one of my family's favorite films when we were little!

Anonymous said...

Me encanta la síntesis.

Gracias.

Maggie Margot said...

Did you see the Binoche's Ballon Rouge? I love that one too!