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Absolutely Fantastic

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Spoilers. Observations. Opinions. Charming film. The haughty little French girl loved by two men in An American in Paris is now an orphan, waif, naive and homeless. Leslie Caron plays the innocent well, here. She pulls it off. She also pulls off a fantasy sequence in which she is more adult such as wearing the slinky red dress. Another more adult fantasy sequence had her dressed in a short red dress in which she served imaginary food and drinks to imaginary bistro clientele. It was common for 1953 era women to aspire to be "waitresses". That sexist term had been replaced by "server". Today, many more women are educated to acquire professional careers, not to schlep hash and suds in a saloon. There were too many pink dress waitresses in this film. Paul, the former dancer, was injured "in the war". I assume that that meant World War Two, which ended in 1945 -- eight years before this 1953 story took place. War was still being mentioned in 1950s films. France was greatly damaged in that war. People were devastated. Here, people make the best things and decide to attend a carnival and enjoy themselves. This fun show is truly a ray of sunshine in their formerly dreary lives. The puppets are adorable, and are exciting to watch when they come to life in the fantasy "walk down the yellow brick road" dance scene near the end. Caron is a great dancer, but I don't see enough of that here. In the down the road fantasy, Paul (Ferrer) dances very well and quite sensually. He is no longer the angry man with the limp. I am a degreed historian, actress, singer, dancer, film critic and movie reviewer.

I doubt anyone can think of the winsome charm of Leslie Caron without recalling the winsome charm of this enchanting film. Forever known for GIGI, AN American IN Paris, and for those in the know, THE L- SHAPED ROOM, it is still LILI, and the song "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo," a tune which I remember singing in grade school, that come to my mind whenever I see this film.Just hearing that song again is enough to bring a lump to my throat. LILI is one of those films that, whenever it comes on, I simply HAVE to settle in and watch.A simple little story: Lili Daurier (Caron), a teenager recently orphaned upon the death of her father, stumbles upon a carnival and soon falls in love with the puppet show, and the puppets. Lonely and mourning the death of her beloved father, she finds comfort in interacting with Carrot Top and Company, four puppets behind whom is a single man: Paul Berthalet, a French Canadian dancer lame from an accident who seems to hate the world and everyone in it.Until he meets Lili.Somehow she penetrates the coldness of his heart. But he cannot admit she has captured his heart so he is cruel to her. She takes comfort with Marc (Jean Pierre Aumont), but he is far too wise to take advantage of a girl in love with someone else.That someone else is Paul, though the innocent Lili does not realize this: to her the puppets are people. People whom she has grown to love. But in a showdown with Paul, he reveals himself to her and tells her to go home.Walking on the road once more, suitcase and purse in hand, Lili encounters the puppets in a dream scene: all four are played by dancers in costume, and after she has a dance with each of them, she finds herself once again face to face with Paul, and the love they share comes exploding to the surface.The film ends with Lili and Paul in a passionate embrace, and the puppets, looking on, applauding wildly.This is without a doubt the most enchanting movie to come out of Hollywood since THE WIZARD OF OZ. Leslie Caron has never been better, and Mel Ferrer displays great ability both as an actor and as a dancer. One wonders why he did not dance more in his films. And I dare you not to cry during this dream sequence; it is filled with unhappiness and longing.At any rate this is an utterly charming film; few movies have dealt in fantasy as well as LILI.And it remains special to me because the film came out the year my parents got married.

This film was a spirit of France upon their shows and Melodies by a brilliant dancer , actress and singer Lisile Caron upon this film which was a preparation roots for a more marvelous movie (Gigi) with Louis Jordan and the second one in France The country of arts , culture , beauty and merry melodies.The Muppet's of this story played a great role and cause for making a magic moment in this film which made a funny feelings for audience to be fond of this film every moment because of their eternal story , songs , shows and acting.An Important point in art (the finishing) which enter any art work in the eternity as this film by a brilliant end by the funny spirit of Muppet's that congratulated the lovers on their marriage after the victory of their love in spite of hard situations.

This is a nice film that has many wonderful moments but also suffers from too much padding. It's really a shame, as the wonderful moments are so enchanting and I really wanted to love this film--instead, it's good but not great.Leslie Caron plays the title character, a sweet but rather simple-minded young lady. She is an orphan and has no place to go, so this 16 year-old follows a magician back to the traveling circus--hoping that he'll feel sorry for her and ask her to stay. Considering that Marc (Jean-Pierre Aumont) is such a dashing and seemingly nice man, it's no wonder she's taken by him. However, Aumont is actually married and the only one who might help her is the very gloomy and morose puppeteer, Paul (Mel Ferrer). Oddly, however, although Paul is a grouchy jerk, through his puppets he's able to tell Lili how he really feels and they make a wonderful act--with Lili talking to Paul through the puppets. But, despite their act catching on, Paul never can let go of his bitterness until finally Lili has no choice but to leave. In the end, it's up to Lili to either stay away or go back to this weasel who loves her but mistreats her badly.Throughout the film, there are lengthy interludes that involve surrealistic dream sequences--complete with singing and dancing. Unfortunately, these sequences serve to completely undo the magic the film has created--and they are rather boring to boot. Had they just stuck with the story and avoided these segments (that seem strongly inspired by the film, AN American IN Paris), the overall effort would have been significantly better. Still, it's a decent film for the family--just don't be surprised if you find yourself speeding through the dream segments.