![]() Apparently the film has also left a lasting impression on picture book artists. Mind you the film was venerated back in the year of its release, and it subsequently won an Academy Award for its story and screenplay by the director, but it’s timeless appeal and universality has made it a popular film for film classes and thematic analysis. Albert Lamorisee’s beloved The Red Balloon has continued to reach new generations through DVD and film festivals, and if anything its reputation has risen. The film, unbeknownst to me at the time is a classic of the cinema, and a film I have revisited countless times since that first viewing some 40 years ago. The class was “Introduction to Cinema,” the teacher was Professor Anthony Esposito and the institution was Bergen Community College in Paramus, New Jersey. ![]() ![]() The very first film I ever saw in my very first cinema class remains vivid to me to the present day. ![]()
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