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THE RED BALLOON (rerelease): A
''As the balloon, with a mind of its own, follows Pascal, a towheaded schoolboy, making itself his companion — his spirit on a string — the film turns mischievous and almost primal in its innocence. More than ever, in this age of CGI, you think, How on earth did he do it? How did Albert Lamorisse get that balloon to 'walk' up and down streets, to hover outside windows, with no visible trickery? (You keep searching for a telltale thread...and not finding it.) That technical miracle is essential to the film's effect, turning a ball of inflated latex into a true character.'' —Owen Gleiberman
