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When the film was re-released in the United States in late 2006 by Janus Films, Entertainment Weekly magazine film critic Owen Gleiberman praised its direction and simple story line that reminded him of his youth, and wrote: "More than any other children's film, The Red Balloon turns me into a kid again whenever I see it...[to] see The Red Balloon is to laugh, and cry, at the impossible joy of being a child again." [12]

The film was first released on VHS by Embassy Home Entertainment in 1984. A laserdisc of it was later released by The Criterion Collection in 1986, and was produced by Criterion, Janus Films, and Voyager Press. Included in it was Lamorisse's award-winning short White Mane (1953). A DVD version became available in 2008, and a Blu-ray version was released in the United Kingdom on January 18, 2010; it has now been confirmed as region-free. [24] [25] Book [ edit ] Lamorisse was a former auditor at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC), and the crew that he used for the making of the film was entirely composed of IDHEC graduates. [8]The film, in its American television premiere, was introduced by then-actor Ronald Reagan as an episode of the CBS anthology series General Electric Theater on 2 April 1961. [10]

Lamorisse used his children as actors in the film. His son, Pascal, plays himself in the main role, and his daughter, Sabine, portrays a young girl. Crowther, Bosley (12 March 1957). "Screen: Documentary and Fantasy; 'Lost Continent,' 'Red Balloon' on Bill". The New York Times . Retrieved 9 May 2020. Tessonneau, Rémy; Ferguson, Charles (1957). "The French Institute Of Cinema (IDHEC)". Journal of the University Film Producers Association. 10 (1): 4–6. JSTOR 20686478.The music video for "Son of Sam" by Elliott Smith, from his 2000 album Figure 8, is a direct homage to the film. A boy with a bright red balloon is featured in the epilogue of Damien Chazelle's 2016 musical film La La Land. [21] The A to Z of French Cinema, P.xxx) 1956: December: Albert Lamorisse's Le Ballon rouge wins the Prix Louis-Delluc Accessed February 12, 2018. Bob Godfrey's and Zlatko Grgic's animated film, Dream Doll (1979), has a very similar plot and ending to the film, except instead of a red balloon, the protagonist is obsessed with an inflatable nude woman.

In 1960, Lamorisse released a second film, Stowaway in the Sky, which also starred Pascal and was a spiritual successor to the film. Breen, Myles P. (1978). "The Rhetoric of the Short Film". Journal of the University Film Association. 30 (3): 3–13. JSTOR 20687433. Harris, Aisha (13 December 2016). "La La Land's Many References to Classic Movies: A Guide". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339 . Retrieved 22 September 2018.Koresky, Michael (28 April 2008). "The Red Balloon". The Criterion Collection . Retrieved 9 May 2020. Authors Myles P. Breen has identified the film as having thematic/stylistic qualities that are reflective of the poetic medium. This perspective is rationalised by Breen through quoting film theorist Christian Metz, who states, "in a poem there is no story line, and nothing intrudes between the author and the reader". The film, therefore, is categorised by Breen as being a filmic poem, partially due to its loose, non-narrative structure. [6] Guitarist Keith Calmes' album Follow the Red Balloon [23] is named as an homage to the spirit of Pascal and Sabine. The film premiered and opened nationwide in France on 19 October 1956; it was released in the United Kingdom on 23 December 1956 (as the supporting film to the 1956 Royal Performance Film The Battle of the River Plate, which ensured it a wide distribution) and in the United States on 11 March 1957. One Sunday, the balloon is told to stay home while Pascal and his mother go to church. However, it follows them through the open window and into the church, and they are led out by a scolding beadle.