Lili (1953)
- Starring:
- Leslie Caron, Mel Ferrer, (more)
- Director(s):
- Charles Walters
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- G
Synopsis of Lili
Based on the story by Paul Gallico, Lili stars Leslie Caron as the title character, a 16-year-old waif who runs off to join a carnival. Embittered, crippled puppeteer Mel Ferrer treats Lili with contempt; only by speaking through his puppets is Ferrer able to express his genuine love for the girl. Before this happens, however, Caron must overcome her crush on magician Jean-Pierre Aumont, who is married to the contentious Zsa Zsa Gabor. Though not a musical (as was Carnival, the 1961 Broadway version of Lili), the film affords Leslie Caron the opportunity for a dream ballet, and also accommodates the lilting Bronislaw Kaper/Adolph Deutsch hit song "Hi Lili, Hi Lo". Legend has it that professional curmudgeon H.L. Mencken, who considered movies a waste of time and never bothered to see them, was persuaded to attend a showing of Lili--and loved every minute of it! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Lili
- Leslie Caron - Lili Daurier
- Jean-Pierre Aumont - Marc
- Kurt Kasznar - Jacquot
- Alex Gerry - Proprietor
- Wilton Graff - M. Tonit
- Eda Reiss Merin - Fruit Peddler
- Mitchell Lewis - Concessionaire
- George Davis - Workman
- Mel Ferrer - Paul Berthalet
- Zsa Zsa Gabor - Rosalie
- Amanda Blake - Peach Lips
- Ralph Dumke - M. Corvier
- George Baxter - M. Enrique
- Richard Grayson - Flirting Vendor
- Fred Walton - Whistler
- Reginald Simpson - Second Workman
- Director(s):
- Charles Walters
- Writer(s):
- Helen Deutsch, Paul Gallico
- Producer(s):
- Edwin H. Knopf
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- G(Excellent For Children)
- 1953 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Foreign Actor
- 1953 - Cannes Film Festival - International Prize For Best Entertainment Film
- 1953 - Cannes Film Festival - Special Mention
- 1953 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Screenplay
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