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Little Lili(La petite Lili)

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France, Canada · 2003
1h 44m
Director Claude Miller
Starring Nicole Garcia, Robinson Stévenin, Ludivine Sagnier, Bernard Giraudeau
Genre Drama, Romance

When young filmmaker Julien screens his new art film starring his girlfriend Lili, a sexy young local girl, to his famous actress mother Mado and her lover and accomplished director Brice, tensions arise. Soon, a love triangle emerges between Lili, Mado, and Brice and weaves a story about sex, family, and the business of making films.

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Village Voice by

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.

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TV Guide Magazine by 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.

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Entertainment Weekly by 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.

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The A.V. Club by 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.

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The New York Times by 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.

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