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Lili

1953 · 81 min

A bittersweet, tender romance that blends circus whimsy with emotional depth, anchored by a naive heroine and a wounded puppeteer.

Tagline
You'll fall in love with...
Overview
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?

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • isolation
  • healing
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism6
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Charles Walters
Written by
Helen Deutsch
Starring
Leslie Caron, Mel Ferrer, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Kurt Kasznar, Amanda Blake, Alex Gerry, Ralph Dumke
Music
Bronislau Kaper
Cinematography
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Runtime
81 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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