Lili

1953

Drama / Musical / Romance

8
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 78% · 9 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 81% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 4226 4.2K

circus youngster puppeteer carnival musical puppetry

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Plot summary

Members of a circus troupe "adopt" Lili Daurier when she finds herself stranded in a strange town. The magician who first comes to her rescue already has romantic entanglements and thinks of her as a little girl. Who can she turn to but the puppets, singing to them her troubles, forgetting that there are puppeteers? A crowd gathers around Lili as she sings. The circus has a new act. She now has a job. Will she get her heart's desire?

Director

Charles Walters Photo
Charles Walters

Top cast

Ralph Dumke Photo
Ralph Dumke as M. Corvier
Zsa Zsa Gabor Photo
Zsa Zsa Gabor as Rosalie
Amanda Blake Photo
Amanda Blake as Peach Lips
Mel Ferrer Photo
Mel Ferrer as Paul Berthalet
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746.54 MB
1280*934
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 21 min
Seeds 19
1.35 GB
1480*1080
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 21 min
Seeds 28

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by krocheav 8 / 10

Lili - Innocence, Charm, Discovery

All too rarely has a film about lost innocence and earnest love been so sensitively brought to the screen. Respected screenwriter Helen Deutsch (The Seventh Cross '44) adapted Paul Gallico's (The Snow Goose) darkly observant novella "The Seven Souls of Clement O'Reilly" into an inspiring story of a naive young orphaned girl coming of age. Deutsch also maintains the opportunistic exploitation of the vulnerable girl without sensationalizing this angle.The Academy award-winning score by brilliant composer Bronislau Kaper is nothing short of unforgettable. This beautifully produced MGM film cannot be called a musical as there's only one song but what a song! It's been universally popular for over 60years, and screenplay writer Helen Deutsch also wrote the world-renowned lyrics.The haunting dream-ballet sequence that closes this unique movie brings both tears of joy and wonder at its stirring and visually fascinating realisation. Apart from a couple of clunky trick edits, direction, cinematography (Robert Plank - 'Strange Cargo '40) and performances - combine to create movie making at its most magical - and should be seen by all lovers of classic film art. While it might not be to everyone's taste (what ever is?) in 2004 the New York Times added Lilli to their listing of the best 1,000 movies ever made.The WB Archive DVD delivers an excellent visual and sound transfer.
Reviewed by planktonrules 7 / 10

Parts are quite enchanting, but the overall film is very uneven

Reviewed by coldbloodedvalenbates 8 / 10

the blossoming of the Lili is marvelous

this is quite an old movie, as you know. my mother wasn't even born when it came out. yet i enjoy it greatly. it is a true love story, and unlike movies of today's age, it depicts that love with elegance and style. it is not only about love, but about the "blossoming" of Lili, of how she grows into womanhood and learns the ways of the world, as well as her own world. personally, i find it all to be quite symbolic, with Lili as the symbol of good and innocence. it also has some interesting humor in it (the puppets are well characterized and amazingly personalized). i think you will fall in love with the well-rounded main characters just as i did. i hope people will not be turned off by the age of the movie (it is over 50 years old now) because i find newer love stories to be far too sexual that leaves nothing to the imagination. this movie is VERY imaginative and beautiful in its storytelling. of course, kids could watch it and enjoy it to some extent, but the language is slightly elevated and the meaning is quite deep. watching this movie as an older person truly made the difference. i hope you enjoy it.
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