Social Significance of Magical Realism Depicted in the Short Films of Albert Lamorisse

Abstract

The short films of French Filmmaker Albert Lamorisse have not just entertained the children since decades but also stunned the adults with their symbolic representation of reality which generally reflected many socio political issues of human interest. This paper will study these representations in details with core focus on his three short films: Bim, White Mane and The Red Balloon and will also try to analyse their social significance.