Albert Lamorisse (French: [lamɔʁis]; 13 January 1922 – 2 June 1970) was a French filmmaker, film producer, and writer of award-winning short films which he began making in the late 1940s. He also invented the strategic board game Risk in 1957.
Lamorisse was born in Paris, France. He first came into prominence – just after Bim (1950) – 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).
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 gameRisk in 1957, originally with the title La Conquête du Monde (The Conquest of the World).[2] In the mid-sixties Lamorisse shot parts of The Prospect of Iceland, a documentary about Iceland, which was made by Henry Sandoz and commissioned by NATO.[3]
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.[4] His son and widow completed the film, based on his production notes, and released it eight years later. It was nominated for a posthumous Oscar for best documentary. The title The Lover's Wind is translated into Bad-e Saba in Persian. A saba wind is a gentle wind that blows from the northeast, symbolizing the whispers of lovers.
Lamorisse and his wife had three children: a son named Pascal and two daughters named Sabine and Fanny. Pascal and Sabine were featured in The Red Balloon.
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Albert Lamorisse French lamɔʁis 13 January 1922 2 June 1970 was a French filmmaker film producer and writer of award winning short films which he began making in the late 1940s He also invented the strategic board game Risk in 1957 Albert LamorisseBorn 1922 01 13 13 January 1922Paris FranceDied2 June 1970 1970 06 02 aged 48 Karaj IranResting placeDoulab Cemetery TehranOccupation s Writer screenwriter director producer game designerYears active1947 70Lamorisse Helicopter memorial in Karaj Dam winter 2018 Contents 1 Life 2 Filmography 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksLife EditLamorisse was born in Paris France He first came into prominence just after Bim 1950 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 Lamorisse s 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 originally with the title La Conquete du Monde The Conquest of the World 2 In the mid sixties Lamorisse shot parts of The Prospect of Iceland a documentary about Iceland which was made by Henry Sandoz and commissioned by NATO 3 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 4 His son and widow completed the film based on his production notes and released it eight years later It was nominated for a posthumous Oscar for best documentary The title The Lover s Wind is translated into Bad e Saba in Persian A saba wind is a gentle wind that blows from the northeast symbolizing the whispers of lovers Lamorisse and his wife had three children a son named Pascal and two daughters named Sabine and Fanny Pascal and Sabine were featured in The Red Balloon Filmography EditShort films Bim 1950 a k a Bim le petit ane France Crin Blanc 1953 a k a White Mane U S and Wild Stallion Le Ballon rouge 1956 a k a The Red BalloonFeature films Le Voyage en ballon 1960 a k a Stowaway in the Sky Fifi la plume 1965 a k a Circus Angel US TV title Le Vent des amoureuxDocumentaries Djerba 1947 Versailles 1967 Paris jamais vu 1967 Le Vent des amoureux 1978 a k a The Lovers WindAwards EditWins 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 metrage Golden Palm The Red Balloon Best Short Film Albert Lamorisse 1956 5 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 6 7 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 8 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 Edit Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards Database permanent dead link a b c The Red Balloon IMDb database entry Ny Islandskvikmynd a heimssyningunni i Montreal 19 October 1966 NATOchannel tv NATO s official online video channel permanent dead link Terence Rafferty 11 November 2007 Two Short Fables That Revel in Freedom The New York Times Retrieved 23 December 2007 Awards lists in 1956 Archived 29 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine at the official site of the Festival de Cannes BAFTA Winners and nominees list from 1950 to 1959 at the official site of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Film Special Award in 1957 BAFTA National Board of Review Archived 11 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine Awards for 1957 NBR web site Last accessed 2 November 2007 External links EditAlbert Lamorisse at IMDb Albert Lamorisse at Google Books Albert Lamorisse at Cinema Encyclopedie in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Albert Lamorisse amp oldid 1122220711, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
