I Can't Let Maggie Go 10 hit in Italy, with a 1968 version made by Equipe 84, entitled "Un angelo blu" ("A blue angel"). It enjoyed an unexpected reprise in popularity in the 1970s, when it was used as the soundtrack for a television advertisement for "Nimble", a bread produced for slimmers. "I Can't Let Maggie Go" has been covered by J. Vincent Edwards in 1974, as well as by the Sideburns in 1993. David Essex included his own version on the 2005 compilation album, "The Complete Collection". I Can't Let Maggie Go "I Can't Let Maggie Go" is a song by the British pop
The Red Balloon The Red Balloon The Red Balloon () is a 1956 French fantasy comedy-drama featurette written, produced, and directed by Albert Lamorisse. The thirty-five-minute short, which follows the adventures of a young boy who one day finds a sentient, mute, red balloon, was filmed in the Ménilmontant neighbourhood of Paris. Lamorisse used his children as actors in the film. His son, Pascal, plays himself in the main role, and his daughter, Sabine, portrays a little girl. The film won numerous awards, including an Oscar for Lamorisse for writing the Best Original Screenplay in 1956 and the Palme d'Or for short films