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Mixing intimacy with tremendous surface splash, GIGI is a cultural treasure, a film to enjoy and cherish forever and certainly a worthy contender for that disputed title of "Hollywood's finest musical." A personal favorite and highly, highly recommended. Gary F. Taylor, aka GFT, Amazon Reviewer.
88% Tomatometer 77 Reviews 74% Audience Score 10,000+ Ratings Gaston (Louis Jourdan) is a restless Parisian playboy who moves from one mistress to another, while also spending time with Gigi ...
- (77)
- Vincente Minnelli
- G
- Leslie Caron
Gigi: Directed by Vincente Minnelli, Charles Walters. With Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan, Hermione Gingold. Weary of the conventions of Parisian society, a rich playboy and a youthful courtesan-in-training enjoy a platonic friendship which may not stay platonic for long.
- (25K)
- Comedy, Musical, Romance
- Vincente Minnelli, Charles Walters
- 1958-06-25
Gigi (French pronunciation:) is a 1958 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli and processed using Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Eastmancolor film process Metrocolor. The screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner is based on the 1944 novella of the same name by Colette.
A gorgeous and colorful Parisian romp, though the musical that won the 1958 Oscar for Best Picture hasn't aged particularly well, especially in its gender dynamics.
Gigi (United States, 1958) September 12, 2018. A movie review by James Berardinelli. When it won the Best Picture Oscar at the 1959 ceremony, Gigi became only the second “pure” musical (after An American in Paris ) to win that award. It was a harbinger of things to come.
Gigi. 82. Metascore. 13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com. 90. New York Daily News Kate Cameron. The direction is excellent and Freed is to be congratulated on the production as a whole, as the story is presented in an original and enticing manner. 90. Variety. It has all the ingredients.
