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La Petite Lili
A Film by Claude Miller 100 minutes, color, French w/ English subtitles, 2003
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Ludivine Sagnier stars as Lili, the love and muse of an idealistic young filmmaker in this modern adaptation of Chekov’s classic play The Seagull. The story revolves around Mado, a movie-star past her prime who owns an elegant chateau in the serene French countryside. Mado’s lover Brice is a successful director who continues to cast Mado in his films. Her son Julien, an aspiring filmmaker, despises his "sell-out" mother, but at the same time yearns for her approval. Lili, Julien's girlfriend (and lead actress), is intent on escaping the lowly life of a poor country girl and dreams of stardom. From its opening scene- one of the steamiest sexual encounters in film- this provocative reinvention of Chekov is "a first-rate piece of cinema, acutely perceptive, universally empathic and humane." (Chicago Tribune) Starring Ludivine
Sagnier, Nicole Garcia, Bernard Giraudeau, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Robinson Stévenin,
Julie Depardieu, Yves Jacques, and Michel Piccoli. Reviews "A stunning coup de cinema!" - Variety "Intelligent, first-rate cinema!" - Chicago Tribune "Ingeniously freewheeling, bracingly optimistic." - The New York Times "An adroit exploration of love and ambition, life and art." - L.A. Times "Splendidly acted and directed!" - Christian Science Monitor "A work of whimsy, passion, visual lushness and no small degree of warmth for its characters, and that's saying something." - Hollywood Reporter "The
glowing images ease into one another like leaves turning in a summer breeze,
while the performances are similarly effortless." - L.A.
Weekly Disc Features ● Interviews with Claude Miller and Ludivine Sagnier
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