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02/09/06
La Petite Lili (2004)
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Reviews Counted:31
Fresh:21
Rotten:10
Average Rating:6.2/10
Theatrical Release:Nov 12, 2004 Limited
Synopsis: Handsome, young, naïve, and insufferably pretentious, amateur filmmaker Julien (Robinson Stévenin) and his famous actress mother, Mado (Nicole Garcia), are locked into a power-play at their country... [More]
Starring: Ludivine Sagnier, Nicole Garcia, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Robinson Stévenin
Director: Claude Miller
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Reviews for La Petite Lili
those hoping for a dramatic finish are going to come up short
07/23/05
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07/05/05
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06/18/05
Top CriticIt'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.
06/17/05
A rather slight work, but especially for those acquainted with 'The Seagull' it should prove an intriguing exercise in translation.
06/13/05
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05/11/05
Top CriticThe understated, unsettling sexuality of Ludivine Sagnier vamps James Deanish-Robinson Stévenin in Claude Miller's attractive adaptation of Checkov's The Seagull.
03/28/05
Miller crafts a warmly, but not entirely optimistic fable about the salutary power of lazy afternoons, meals taken at dusk beneath outdoor tents and, ultimately, of moviemaking itself.
03/24/05
Sagnier plays her sensuality for all it's worth... which is undisguised and considerable, and provides the glue for a tale that could easily come apart.
03/07/05
A film that adapts the basic Russian classic and then breaks away in more ways than just the setting.
01/14/05
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12/13/04
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.
12/10/04
Top CriticLike the play, it's acutely perceptive, universally empathetic and humane.
12/09/04
Top CriticThe film explores the conflict between idealistic youth and pragmatic maturity, respecting each in turn, but succeeds best in underscoring the power of youthful sexuality.
12/08/04
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11/14/04
Centers on a small family of wealthy, prominent celebrities, whose indulgent infighting feels forced and predictable
11/14/04
Miller has smoothly transformed Chekov's masterpiece into a critique of his own art -- cinema -- while respectfully retaining the playwright's core themes.
11/12/04
Talky, pointless exercise.
11/12/04
Top CriticMiller takes Chekhov's themes and checks them off, but he never gets under his egocentric characters' thin skins.
11/12/04
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