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45
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42
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42
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38
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36
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35
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28
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28
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22
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18
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16
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xx
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xx
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La Petite Lili
First Run Features
FILM:
MPAA RATING: Not Rated
Starring
Nicole Garcia,
Bernard Giraudeau,
Jean-Pierre Marielle,
Ludivine Sagnier,
Robinson Stévenin,
Julie Depardieu,
Yves Jacques,
and
Anne Le Ny
Ludivine Sagnier stars as Lili, the love and muse of an idealistic young filmmaker named Julien. At odds with the serenity of the breathtaking French countryside, Julien rebels against his mother and her guests, while multiple intrigues of lust and power play out behind the scenes. (First Run Features)
| GENRE(S): |
Drama
|
Foreign
|
| WRITTEN BY: |
Julien Boivent
Claude Miller
Anton Chekhov (play The Seagull)
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Claude Miller
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: August 23, 2005
Theatrical: November 12, 2004
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| RUNNING TIME: |
104 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
France / Canada |
| LANGUAGE(S): |
French (with English subtitles) |
Nominated, Golden Palm, 2003 Cannes Film Festival; Best Female Performance (Sagnier), 2003 Chicago International Film Festival; Best Supporting Actress (Depardieu), 2004 César Awards, France
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Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
Miller's quiet artistry is at its peak, and though "Lili" is not as subtle, profound or moving a work as Chekhov's play, it's an intelligent, first-rate piece of cinema.
80
LA Weekly
Scott Foundas
It's the third feature Miller has shot using lightweight digital video cameras, and the result is a special lightness in the work itself -- the glowing images ease into one another like leaves turning in a summer breeze, while the performances are similarly effortless.
75
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
The third act departs from Chekhov and is original with Miller; it not only makes a nicely ironic point, but, because he takes his time with it, allows for a meditation on the distance between art and life.
75
Miami Herald
Marta Barber
There's something to be said about an old story given a new ending -- and making it work.
75
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
Splendidly acted and directed.
70
Variety
Derek Elley
Works as both an adaptation and a movie in its own right
60
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Noel Murray
La Petite Lili isn't conventional or crowd-pleasing enough to appeal to audiences who like their foreign films safely sentimental, but it's also not daring enough for those who expect art to hurt a little.
60
The New York Times
Stephen Holden
For all its spikiness, there are hurdles that La Petite Lili cannot overcome. Abridged and abbreviated, Chekhov's leisurely philosophic reflections evoke a musty aroma of pressed flowers in a scrapbook that is out of tune with the times.
60
TV Guide
Ken Fox
The film is, in fact, an adaptation of Anton Chekov's "The Seagull." This provenance also explains why there's something slightly old-fashioned about the whole business.
60
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
La Petite Lili itself is pretty good, but it is also assured to the point of glibness.
50
New York Daily News
Jack Mathews
Miller takes Chekhov's themes and checks them off, but he never gets under his egocentric characters' thin skins.
50
Chicago Reader
Richard M. Porton
Miller and coscreenwriter Julien Boivent have a gift for aphoristic, if glib, dialogue, and Nicole Garcia and Ludivine Sagnier do their best to flesh out hopelessly one-dimensional characters.
42
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Because the talk never gets beyond statement making, and because the characters emit none of Chekhov's radiantly lived-in soulfulness, there's plenty of time to appreciate the sun-kissed landscape.
38
New York Post
V.A. Musetto
Viewers are left wondering just why they should care about them and the rest of the film's one-dimensional characters.
30
Village Voice
Melissa Anderson
True to Chekhov's dictum, a gun does fire near the end -- by which point eye-rolling audience members may be up in arms too.
 The average user rating for this movie is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes
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