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Little Lili

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Tensions arise after an actress (Nicole Garcia), a director (Bernard Giraudeau) and others gather to watch a young woman's short film.

Critics Reviews

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Richard Porton Chicago Reader 09/29/2017
[La Petite Lili] remains a decidedly halfhearted attempt to rework the romantic entanglements of The Seagull. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 12/10/2004
3/4
Miller, a French director of dry humor and great skill, has taken the Chekhov outline and updated it to present-day France, substituting the cinema for literature. Go to Full Review
Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune 12/09/2004
3.5/4
Like the play, it's acutely perceptive, universally empathetic and humane. Go to Full Review
Christopher Null Filmcritic.com 07/23/2005
3/5
those hoping for a dramatic finish are going to come up short Go to Full Review
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone TheMovieChicks.com 06/17/2005
3.5/5
It's a simple story, but it's sort of satisfying to see the way they come full circle, using 'the movie within the movie' concept to wrap everything up. Go to Full Review
Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion 06/13/2005
B
A rather slight work, but especially for those acquainted with 'The Seagull' it should prove an intriguing exercise in translation. Go to Full Review
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08/25/2013 This is a good film, very much in the French style--the middle class family in a chateau with gorgeous surrounds and witty insightful conversation. See more 08/16/2012 Definitely not "Swimming Pool" See more 01/30/2011 It's a film where everyone concerned obsesses to one degree or another over the films of a newcomer. Trouble is, there's no real evidence that anyone should be. What's worse is that all the hullabaloo over Art and the Meaning of It All is tiresome and pretentious. See more 12/06/2010 Pretentious and too long. Tries to say something meaningful about relationships but ends up being as shallow as its characters. See more 04/05/2010 If you can ignore the 'staginess' of the film, it becomes a rather delightful little story. It's the classic film within in a film structure about a guy who has a mad crush on a girl, makes a film about it...Of course its about more than making a film -- it's about the truths, lies and pretension both on and off the screen, and finding authenticity somewhere in between. And speaking of crushes, I'm not ashamed to admit I have a fourth wall crush on Ludivine Sagnier. This film exhibits one of her better performances, and I would say saves the film from becoming a self-reflective, pretentious, and heartless affair. Julie Depardieu, whom I also enjoy, brings a strong, earthly reality to the story, a nice contrast to Sagnier's etherealness. See more 08/08/2009 Considering the great actors involved in this film, such as Ludivine Sagnier, Julie Depardieu and Nicole Garcia, it could have been better. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Tensions arise after an actress (Nicole Garcia), a director (Bernard Giraudeau) and others gather to watch a young woman's short film.
Director
Claude Miller
Screenwriter
Julien Boivent, Anton Chekhov
Distributor
Pyramide Distribution [fr]
Production Co
Cinémaginaire Inc.
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 27, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 29, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$34.4K
Runtime
1h 44m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR