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Actors: Leslie Caron, Mel Ferrer, Jean-Pierre Aumont
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Lili |
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When a bakery job falls thru, Lili's subsequent suicide attempt is thwarted by “Carrot-Top,” one of four puppets manned by Paul Berthalet (Ferrer), “the angry man,” bitter that his limp has reduced him to puppeteering on a French midway. He is particularly aloof towards Lili except during his puppets' “conversations” with her, planned spontaneities which have become nightly attractions. Through this improvisation, she and Paul can communicate their true feelings as well as introduce the song, ‘Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo” (Best Score Oscar). Although not a musical, the film contains a wistful ballet sequence which showcases Caron's dancing, as well as develops the inevitability that a talented war hero is indeed a better choice for Lili than is Marc (Aumont), the vain womanizing magician who flaunts Lili's childlike advances. When Lili learns that Marc is married, she tries to escape but a second dream sequence hastens her growth to adulthood.
--Angry Jim Magin, Resident Scholar
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After her father dies and leaves her an orphan, Lili befriends a stranger and follows him to the circus, his place of work. After becoming a waitress at the magician show, she is fired for not concentrating on her work and considers suicide. Before she climbs a tall ladder, Paul the puppeteer talks her out of it by using his hand puppets. She releases all her pent-up emotions to these sensitive characters. Lili is rehired by the circus to perform with the puppets for an audience, talking and singing with them in a very sincere way. She continues to talk to the puppets as real people, even when not working, not seeing the man behind them who has fallen in love with her.
--Sara Embrey, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Lili |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- workplace romance
Getting ahead in:
- entertainment world
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- performer or comedian
- circus
Training/apprentice story
Yes
Strong "rags to riches" component?
Yes
Poverty story?
Yes
Poverty plotlets:
- coping with poverty (general)
Coping with loss of
- Dada
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- actor
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) short/butch/lez
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) skinny
- (woman) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (man) muscular
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 60%
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Main Adversary
Identity:
- a fight for survival
- general circumstances
Age:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- actor
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
City?
Yes
Misc setting
- theater
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Any profanity?
- None
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing and dancing
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 5-10
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
- Broadway musical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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