Le ballon / 1897

Il palloncino rosso / 19567.947 voti

Liberato da una siepe in cui era impigliato, un palloncino decide di seguire il suo piccolo salvatore diventando il suo migliore amico. Quando un gruppo di teppistelli lo fa scoppiare, tutti i palloncini di Parigi volano dal bambino e lo portano in cielo.

Le ballon d'or / 1994

The Golden Ball is a wonderful children's film that tells of a young boy's dream of being a soccer player. Whenever a match is broadcast live in the village of Makono, Bandian and his brother keep their ears to the transistor radio, spinning a picture of the game from the announcer's commentary much as they fantasize themselves on the field. A gift of a real soccer ball, which Bandian paints gold, like a magical object involves him in a series of adventures which bring him in reach of his dream, but which also require him to make difficult choices.

Flight of the Red Balloon / 2007

The first part in a new series of films produced by Musée d'Orsay, 'Flight of the Red Balloon' tells the story of a French family as seen through the eyes of a Chinese student. The film was shot in August and September 2006 on location in Paris. This is Hou Hsiao-Hsien's first Western film. It is based on the classic French short The Red Balloon directed by Albert Lamorisse.

The Dirigible 'Homeland' / 1907

A short film about a dirigible.

Stowaway in the Sky / 1960

A small child, fascinated by a lighter-than-air balloon, clambers aboard. The balloon takes flight, lifting the child upward to an amazing adventure. The land-bound adults have conniptions as the balloon wafts by; the child has nothing more than a great time.

The Red Balloon / 2014

Paris, France, 1963. A couple have an argument in a bar. A young man sitting nearby takes the opportunity to talk to the girl and tells her what their life together could be if she accepts to run away with him, now.

The Blue Balloon / 2023

A curious blue balloon leads a girl on an adventure through the streets of Paris.

The Catastrophe of the Balloon "Le Pax" / 1902

A reenactment of a dirigible explosion in Paris.

Expérience du ballon dirigeable de M. Santos Dumont. II. Le ballon et son moteur / 1900

Alberto Santos Dumont flies one of his dirigibles.

Balloon - Il vento della libertà / 20187.211 voti

Turingia, estate 1979. Da oltre due anni le famiglie Strelzyk e Wetzel stanno lavorando a un piano audace: costruire una mongolfiera per fuggire dalla Germania Est. Il pallone aerostatico però si schianta poco prima del confine con la Germania Ovest. La Stasi scopre il tentativo di fuga e apre immediatamente un'indagine, mentre le due famiglie sono costrette a costruire una nuova mongolfiera in fretta e furia. La Stasi si fa più vicina di giorno in giorno: inizia così un'estenuante corsa contro il tempo..

FIFA: Tutte le rivelazioni / 20226.01 voti

La miniserie Netflix racconta la controversa storia della FIFA, la federazione internazionale del calcio agonistico.

Take the Ball, Pass the Ball / 2018

Take the Ball, Pass the Ball is the definitive story of the greatest football team ever assembled. For four explosive years, Pep Guardiola's Barça produced the greatest football in history, seducing fans around the world. In this exclusive, first-hand account of events between 2008 and 2012, the players themselves reveal the tension of the bitter Guardiola-Mourinho rivalry, the emotion of Abidal's fight back from cancer to lift the European Cup and how Messi, the best footballer the world's ever seen, was almost rejected by Barça as a 13-year-old.

The Red Polka Dot Ball / 1961

The city comes to life around a little girl and plays ball with her while she is waiting for her mother to do the shopping. Made in gouache technique, this lyrical short film was highly innovative for its time, winning the first prize at the Children’s Film Festival in Venice.

Il palloncino bianco / 19957.014 voti

Il 21 marzo, giorno del Capodanno iraniano, una bambina di sette anni esce di casa con l'ultima banconota della madre per andare a comprarsi un pesciolino rosso. Durante la strada Razieh si attarda a guardare i saltimbanchi e perde i soldi in un tombino. Desolata, ma non rassegnata resta là, in attesa di aiuto. E l'angolo della strada si trasforma in un teatrino: protagonisti il fratello della bambina, un soldato, un sarto, un ragazzo afghano che vende palloncini.

The Tied Up Balloon / 1967

A barrage balloon appears unexpectedly over a Bulgarian village during World War II. The startled villagers decide to knock it down with a fusillade yet the balloon flies off to the mountains. The villagers, armed to their teeth, set off after it. But they are not alone in this undertaking...

Clown, Dog and Balloon / 1905

Cute one-trick doggie show. The backdrop is beautifully detailed, yet the illusion of depth is humorously broken by the balloon bouncing off the set.

The Ball / 1999

Besides the stray dog Mingus, 11 year old Sophia has no real friends. She is pushed around by the "Beastie boys", a gang of street kids who have built an entire camp in the trees of a junk yard. One day Sophia hears that the yard is ordered to be cut down by Carlow, the mayor. Mingus, who lives in the yard, will be taken away and put to sleep. Sophia is shocked but just then she meets a gypsy, who lends her an old leather ball. For five days only. The ball is alive and may just be able to help her saving the yard. And indeed the ball proves being an amazing character. It makes objects fly and communicates with Sophia through whistling, and successfully attacks Carlow's bodyguard "Sweetlove". Sophia is accepted in the gang. She realises that the ball might chase the mayor's men off the yard. Yet, Sophia discovers that even great magic sometimes has dark sides: when Sophia's new friend Romeo tries to kiss her, the ball grows jealous and turns vicious...

Fantastic Voyage in a Baloon / 1975

1862. Commodore Sir Francis and inventor Douglas initiated on behalf of the Royal Society of London Geography of a balloon ride under the command of Dr. Ferguson, who plans to cross Africa from east to west. But to accomplish this feat will have to overcome numerous adventures in which their lives are at serious risk.