Miriam's film selection for May 12 Media Group Zoom discussion is 1953's film "Lili".
Description:
Orphan Lili Daurier joins a carnival and falls under the spell of its star, a suave magician. But it is the show's crippled, embittered puppeteer who truly loves Lili, a love he can express only through his puppets. "It is not often that the word 'enchanting' can accurately be applied to a musical," Clive Hirschhorn wrote in The Hollywood Musical, "but it was the best way to describe Lili, as well as Leslie Caron's genuinely touching performance." Nominated for six Academy Awards, Lili offers sentiment without sugar, simplicity without banality and a lyrical heart that beats to an Oscar-winning Bronislau Kaper score highlighted by Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo and an imaginative sequence of Caron dancing with her beloved puppets come to life. Mel Ferrer, Jean Pierre Aumont, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Amanda Blake and Kurt Kasznar also star.
Where to Watch:
Lili is available for a rental price of $1.99 at Amazon, Google Pay, and YouTube:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/0PQE65F14UAKEX35H1B59RB4QE/
https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Lili?gl=US&hl=en&id=a95uzzFdDIY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a95uzzFdDIY (This link is the trailer, click on buy or rent on the right then sign in.)
Lili is also available to watch for free using on-demand streaming through Turner Classic Movies (TCM). This is only possible if you have a cable subscription package that includes TCM:
https://www.tcm.com/watchtcm/titles/81426
Where to chat:
Discussion 8:30pm (PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE) on Thursday, May 12 at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2272006912 Meeting ID: 227 200 6912