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Little Lili

2003 · 104 min

A measured, bittersweet drama of creative egos and blurred affections, watching ambition and desire quietly unsettle a family of filmmakers.

Overview: This film, loosely inspired by Anton Chekov's The Seagull, weaves a story about sex, family and the business of making films. When the young and overly sensitive filmmaker Julien screens his new DV art-film starring his girlfriend Lili (Swimming Pool's Ludivine Sagnier) --a sexy young local girl--to his famous actress mother Mado, and her lover Brice, an accomplished film director, an unraveling of the delicate peace in their house begins. The graceful beauty Lili, who dreams of becoming a famous actress like Mado, is immediately fascinated by Brice, who gladly falls prey to her charms.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, romantic and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, family, identity, love
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
family
identity
love
betrayal
Places: single country house
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong