La petite Lili

Aug 27 2003 N/A 1h 44m
Drama, Romance

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.

Plot

A group of cinematic spend a holiday in the French countryside. The film provides insight in their relationships, including that between a young man and a local girl, Lili. She uses the opportunity to work her way into the cinematic world, and for which she swaps her young friend for his mother's lover. This settled filmmaker takes Lili on a trip to Paris. A few years later the young man has become a filmmaker himself. His first film is inspired by the mentioned holiday. Lili, by now an actress, learns about it and works herself in a refined way into its cast. Ending up as the star of this production. No more than that, for the young filmmaker remains faithful to his wife and young daughter.

Written by

Julien Boivent, Anton Chekhov, Claude Miller

Directed by

Claude Miller

Cast

Nicole Garcia, Bernard Giraudeau, Jean-Pierre Marielle

Crew

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Production Countries

France, Canada

Production Companies

Les Films Alain Sarde, Cinémaginaire

Languages

Français

Awards

3 wins & 3 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
1,822
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
59
Popularity
NA