Le Ballon Rouge plot
"The Academy Award Winning Sensation!"
One morning, on his way to school, little boy Pascal discovers a large red balloon hanging from a lamppost not far from a staircase in the Parisian district of Ménilmontant. Pascal releases the balloon and takes it to school. On the way home, he tries to protect the balloon from the rain. At home, his mother forbids him to keep the balloon in his room. But the balloon does not fly away: it hangs in front of the window until Pascal can grab it again. The balloon is from now on Pascal's companion and playmate, and never leaves his side.