La P’tite Lili
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La P’tite Lili is a silent short drama depicting the fate of a young orphaned girl in the working-class districts of Paris. The film follows Lili, a teenage girl marked by innocence and vulnerability, as she is drawn into the city’s underworld after encountering a man who exploits her circumstances. Told through impressionistic visual style rather than dialogue, the film presents a tragic portrait of social marginalization and moral collapse within an urban environment.
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Cast
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Catherine Hessling
Lili
Known for
The Little Match Girl
Jean Renoir
Man with Bowler Hat
Known for
The Rules of the Game
A Day in the Country
Guy Ferrant
Pimp
Known for
The Little Match Girl
Roland Caillaux
Concierge
Also in
Baroud
The Sad Sack
Erik Aaes
Drunken Sailor
James E. Rogers
Police Officer
Dido Freire
Onlooker
Jean Storm
Known for
The Little Match Girl
Alain Renoir
Little Fisherman
Alberto Cavalcanti Director · Louis Bénech Story James E. Rogers Cinematographer
United States release December 4, 1927 · Produced in France · Languages French, No dialogue
Production
Néo-Film
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · No dialogue
Release dates
France · October 1, 1927
Theatrical · Paris
United States · December 4, 1927
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
July 20, 1981 · Limited theatrical · Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive
Brazil
October 19, 2002 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
September 25, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Cinemateca Brasileira (Retrospectiva "O Brasileiro Alberto Cavalcanti")
Finland
February 4, 1977 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 25, 1975 · Theatrical · National Film Theatre, London
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