Albert Lamorisse
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French filmmaker Albert Lamorisse is best remembered for making the exquisite short The Red Balloon(1956) a whimsical fantasy in which a French boy is befriended by a magical red balloon. The short earned him both a grand prize at Cannes and an American Oscar. Lamorisse started out as a photographer and began making short films in the late 1940s. The poetic simplicity of his short- and medium-length films gained him an international reputation. His 1952 short, White Mane, an account of how a young boy gentles an untamable wild white stallion, also took top prizes at Cannes and the American Oscars. He unsuccessfully tried his hand at feature-length films in the early '60s and then returned to making short documentaries. Tragically, while making The Lover's Wind (1970) in Teheran, Lamorrise was killed in a helicopter crash. Using his production notes, the film was edited and released in 1978 and earned him a posthumous Oscar for "Best Feature Documentary." ~ Sandra Brennan, RoviFilmography:
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Albert Lamorisse
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| Born | 13 January 1922 Paris, France |
| Died | 2 June 1970 (aged 48) Tehran, Iran |
| Occupation | Writer, Screenwriter, Director, Producer, Game Designer |
| Years active | 1947-1970 |
Albert Lamorisse (French: [lamɔʁis]; 1922–1970) was a French filmmaker, film producer, and writer, who is best known for his award winning short films which he began making in the late 1940s, and also for inventing the famous strategic board game Risk in 1957. He was born in Paris, France.
He first came into prominence - just after Bim - 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).
His 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.[1]
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 the popular strategy board game Risk in 1957.[2]
Lamorisse and his wife had three children: Pascal, a son, and two daughters named Sabine and Fanny. Pascal and Sabine were featured in The Red Balloon. Albert Lamorisse died in a helicopter crash while filming the documentary Le Vent des amoureux (The Lovers' Wind), during a helicopter-tour of Iran in 1970.[3] His son and his widow completed the film, based on his production notes, and released the film eight years later, in 1978. It was nominated for a posthumous Oscar for best documentary.
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Director filmography
Short films
- Bim (1950) ... aka Bim, le petit âne (France)
- Crin-Blanc (1953) ... aka White Mane (USA) and Wild Stallion
- Le Ballon rouge (1956) ... aka The Red Balloon
Feature films
- Le Voyage en ballon (1960); ... aka Stowaway in the Sky
- Fifi la plume (1965) ... aka Circus Angel (USA: TV title)
- Le Vent des amoureux
Documentaries
- Djerba (1947)
- Versailles (1967)
- Paris jamais vu (1967)
- Le Vent des amoureux (1978) ... aka The Lovers' Wind
Awards
Wins
- Cannes Film Festival: Palme d'Or, White Mane, Best Short Film, Albert Lamorisse; 1953.
- Prix Jean Vigo: Prix Jean Vigo, White Mane, Short Film, Albert Lamorisse; 1953.
- Prix Louis Delluc: Prix Louis Delluc; The Red Balloon, Albert Lamorisse; 1956.[2]
- Cannes Film Festival: Palme d'Or du court métrage/Golden Palm; The Red Balloon, Best Short Film, Albert Lamorisse; 1956.[4]
- Academy Awards: Oscar; The Red Balloon, Best Writing, Best Original Screenplay, Albert Lamorisse; 1957.[2]
- British Academy of Film and Television Arts: BAFTA Award; The Red Balloon, Special Award, France; 1957.[5]
- Venice Film Festival: OCIC Award; Le Voyage en ballon; 1960.
- Cannes Film Festival: Technical Grand Prize; Fifi la plume, 1965.
- Cannes Film Festival: Technical Grand Prize - Special Mention; Versailles; 1967.
- National Board of Review: Top Foreign Films; The Red Balloon,1957.[6]
Nominations
- British Academy of Film and Television Arts: BAFTA Film Award, White Mane, Best Documentary Film, France; 1954.
- Venice Film Festival: Golden Lion; Le Voyage en ballon; 1960.
- Cannes Film Festival: Golden Palm; Fifi la plume; 1965.
- Cannes Film Festival: Golden Palm; Best Short Film, Versailles; 1967.
- Academy Awards: Oscar; Best Documentary, Features, Le Vent des amoureux; 1979.
References
- ^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Awards Database
- ^ a b c The Red Balloon, IMDb database entry.
- ^ Terence Rafferty (11 November 2007). "Two Short Fables That Revel in Freedom". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/11/movies/11raff.html?pagewanted=all. Retrieved 23 December 2007.
- ^ Awards lists in 1956, at the official site of the Festival de Cannes.
- ^ BAFTA. Winners and nominees lits from 1950 to 1959, at the official site of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
- ^ National Board of Review. Awards for 1957, NBR web site. Last accessed: 2 November 2007.
External links
- Albert Lamorisse at the Internet Movie Database
- Albert Lamorisse at Google Books
- Albert Lamorisse at Cinema Encyclopedie (French)
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