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Lili (1953)

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Average Rating: 7.6/10
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Release Date: Mar 10, 1953 Wide

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Based on the story by Paul Gallico, Lili stars Leslie Caron as the title character, a 16-year-old waif who runs off to join a carnival. Embittered, crippled puppeteer Mel Ferrer treats Lili with contempt; only by speaking through his puppets is Ferrer able to express his genuine love for the girl. Before this happens, however, Caron must overcome her crush on magician Jean-Pierre Aumont, who is married to the contentious Zsa Zsa Gabor. Though not a musical (as was Carnival, the 1961 Broadway

G, 1 hr. 21 min.

Drama, Romance, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics

Directed By: Charles Walters

Written By: Helen Deutsch

In Theaters: Mar 10, 1953 Wide

MGM Home Entertainment

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Cast

Leslie Caron
Lili Daurier
Mel Ferrer
Paul Berthalet
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Marc
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Rosalie
Kurt Kasznar
Jacquot
Amanda Blake
Peach Lips
Alex Gerry
Proprietor
Ralph Dumke
M. Corvier
Wilton Graff
M. Tonit
George Baxter
M. Enrique
Richard Grayson
Flirting Vendor
Mitchell Lewis
Concessionaire
Eda Reiss Merin
Fruit Peddler
Reginald Simpson
Second Workman
George Davis
Workman
Fred Walton
Whistler

Critic Reviews for Lili

All Critics (11) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (0)

A vehicle for MGM's new star Leslie Caron to shine.

July 2, 2011 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Classic love story of an orphan and the carnival.

December 25, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Fine score, Caron performance in MGM musical fantasy.

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Steve Crum

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This MGM movie is studio-system filmmaking at its most protective, and it's designed entirely to showcase Leslie Caron

November 25, 2008 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Dan Callahan

Slant Magazine

Lelsie Caron is charming in her first Oscar nominated role as an orphan who takes with a carnival in this second-rate MGM musical (technically a melodrama with songs), which was very popular due to the Oscar-winning score, Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo."

July 15, 2005 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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Leslie Caron is sweet and Mel Ferrer is broodingly handsome. It's a cute story with moving drama as LIli comes to recognize the love of the man behind the puppets, but it lacks a little of the severity of the novel. I would recommend both novel and movie.

July 11, 2011

Amanda Caswell

Very sweet. Didn't like the 'doin' choreography" scenes as much as the scenes with Caron and Ferrer.

April 28, 2010

Bev L. Royer

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