Lili 05/27/25

MGM’s surprise hit has remained one of their more beloved musicals — a musical with one song!  Leslie Caron is inspired casting as the lost orphan who drifts into a circus, is charmed by illusions but finds her place in life and love. Jean-Piere Aumont has his best Hollywood role and Zsa Zsa Gabor and Mel Ferrer possibly their best roles ever. Don’t let the ‘Hi Lili, Hi Lo’ song fool you; writers Paul Gallico and Helen Deutsch work some excellent theatrical effects here, and the romantic message comes off as sincere. Digitally remastered from 3-Strip Technicolor. On Blu-ray from The Warner Archive Collection.
05/27/25