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Albert Lamorisse
Albert Lamorisse (; 13 January 1922 – 2 June 1970) was a French filmmaker, film producer, and writer of award-winning short films which he began making in the late 1940s. He also invented the strategic board game ''Risk'' in 1957. Life Lamorisse was born in Paris, France. He first came into prominence – just after ''Bim'' (1950) – for directing and producing ''White Mane'' (1953), an award-winning short film that tells a fable of how a young boy befriends an untamable wild white stallion in the marshes of Camargue (the ''Petite Camargue''). Lamorisse's best known work is the short film ''The Red Balloon'' (1956), which earned him the ''Palme d'Or'' Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and an Oscar for writing the Best Original Screenplay in 1956. Lamorisse also wrote, directed and produced the well-regarded films ''Stowaway in the Sky'' (1960) and ''Circus Angel'', as well as the documentaries ''Versailles'' and ''Paris Jamais Vu.'' In addition to films, he created ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris, France
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the List of cities proper by population density, 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, Fashion capital, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called Caput Mundi#Paris, the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France Regions of France, region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circus Angel
''Circus Angel'' (french: Fifi la plume) is a 1965 French fantasy film directed and produced by Albert Lamorisse. Plot A burglar joins the circus to escape the police. Yet, he continues his thefts during his off-hours and gets involved in the problems of people around him, while also romancing one of the other circus performers. Cast * Philippe Avron as Fifi * Pierre Collet Pierre Collet (10 March 1914 – 30 October 1977) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films and television shows between 1943 and 1977. Selected filmography * ''Goodbye Leonard'' (1943) - Le marchand d'habits (uncredite ... * Raoul Delfosse * Georges Guéret * Henri Lambert * Mireille Nègre as The Girl Awards Wins * 1965 Cannes Film Festival: Technical Grand Prize. Nominations * Cannes Film Festival: Golden Palm; 1965. References External links * * 1965 films 1960s fantasy films French black-and-white films French children's films Circus films French fantasy films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Versailles (1967 Film)
The Palace of Versailles ( ; french: Château de Versailles ) is a former royal residence built by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about west of Paris, France. The palace is owned by the French Republic and since 1995 has been managed, under the direction of the French Ministry of Culture, by the Public Establishment of the Palace, Museum and National Estate of Versailles. Some 15,000,000 people visit the palace, park, or gardens of Versailles every year, making it one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world. Louis XIII built a simple hunting lodge on the site of the Palace of Versailles in 1623 and replaced it with a small château in 1631–34. Louis XIV expanded the château into a palace in several phases from 1661 to 1715. It was a favorite residence for both kings, and in 1682, Louis XIV moved the seat of his court and government to Versailles, making the palace the ''de facto'' capital of France. This state of affairs was continued by Kings Louis XV an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fifi La Plume
''Circus Angel'' (french: Fifi la plume) is a 1965 French fantasy film directed and produced by Albert Lamorisse. Plot A burglar joins the circus to escape the police. Yet, he continues his thefts during his off-hours and gets involved in the problems of people around him, while also romancing one of the other circus performers. Cast * Philippe Avron as Fifi * Pierre Collet * Raoul Delfosse * Georges Guéret * Henri Lambert * Mireille Nègre as The Girl Awards Wins * 1965 Cannes Film Festival The 18th Cannes Film Festival was held from 3 to 16 May 1965. Olivia de Havilland became the first woman president of the jury. The Grand Prix du Festival International du Film went to ''The Knack …and How to Get It'' by Richard Lester. The f ...: Technical Grand Prize. Nominations * Cannes Film Festival: Golden Palm; 1965. References External links * * 1965 films 1960s fantasy films French black-and-white films French children's films Circus films French fantasy films 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Voyage En Ballon
''Stowaway in the Sky'' (French: ''Le Voyage en ballon'') is a 1960 French family adventure film, in Dyaliscope and Eastman Color, directed by Albert Lamorisse. Albert Lamorisse used his ten-year-old son Pascal as the main character in the film. Plot The film tells the story of Pascal, a small child who's fascinated by his grandfather's lighter-than-air balloon. The older man claims he's invented the best mode of transportation: a balloon that can be controlled when in the sky. The altitude, direction, and speed of the balloon are all under the direction of the pilot. As the ''grand-père'' takes the balloon on a demonstration, Pascal climbs on board and lifts them both upward to an adventure. The balloon travels all around France, Brittany, over the ocean, and over ''Mont Blanc'' in the Alps. However, the balloon turns out to be not so controllable: church spires become objects of threat, factory smokestacks become volcano-like, a stag hunt is no longer about the thrill of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Ballon Rouge
''The Red Balloon'' (french: Le ballon rouge) is a 1956 French fantasy comedy-drama featurette written, produced, and directed by Albert Lamorisse. The thirty-four-minute short, which follows the adventures of a young boy who one day finds a sentient, mute, red balloon, was filmed in the Ménilmontant neighborhood of Paris. Lamorisse used his children as actors in the film. His son, Pascal, plays himself in the main role, and his daughter, Sabine, portrays a young girl. The film won numerous awards, including an Oscar for Lamorisse for writing the Best Original Screenplay in 1956 and the Palme d'Or for short films at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. It also became popular with children and educators. It is the only short film to win the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. Plot The film follows Pascal (Pascal Lamorisse), a young boy who, on his way to school one morning, discovers a large helium-filled red balloon. As he plays with it, he realizes it has a mind and will of its o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
