What if we told you there was a 34-minute, nearly silent movie about a boy and a balloon that was admired by Jean-Paul Sartre and Jim Henson? Albert Lamorisse’s 1956 short, “The Red Balloon,” is high art for all ages and helped introduce many young Americans over the decades to French cinema. Discover—or revisit— Pascal, the film’s adorable Parisian protagonist, and his shiny red balloon in the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ Photo: Montsouris/Kobal/Shutterstock⁠ ⁠ #FrenchFilm #AlbertLamorisse #PascalLamorisse #TheRedBalloon #LeBallonRouge