Corinne Marchand, Edwin Jerome, Eva Gabor

Vincente Minnelli's 1958 adaptation of Colette's story about a girl (Leslie Caron) groomed as a courtesan--but desired as a wife by a Parisian playboy (Louis Jordan)--won a lot of Oscars (including on...( read more  read more... )e for Alan Jay Lerner for the screenplay). It also has the unusual distinction of being an MGM musical shot on location in the City of Lights. What a musical it is (by Lerner and Loewe): Maurice Chevalier and Hermione Gingold crooning "Ah, Yes, I Remember It Well," plus the songs "Thank Heaven for Little Girls," "Gigi," "I'm a Bore," and "She's Not Thinking of Me." Director Vincente Minnelli (Some Came Running, Meet Me in St. Louis) makes a sumptuous, dreamy, almost laid-back affair of it all, and the indispensable cast is forever etched into memory. Hollywood's long-running infatuation with continental grace and manners, the memory of a much earlier time imported to American movies through such immigrant directors as Ernst Lubitsch, may have finally come to a gentle end with this film.

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G, 116 min.

Directed by: Vincente Minnelli, Charles Walters

Release Date: May 1, 1958

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DVD Release Date: April 27, 1999

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  • October 11, 2009
    first of all, anything featuring the perfectly beautiful leslie caron is a must see. considered one of the great musicals by most, i found the first half of gigi to be far too slow and purposeless and suffered from the same high society convolution as renoirs rules of the game. ...( read more) the second half however took off and the film rebounded well to become a delightful and worthwhile classic musical. very good film.
  • February 4, 2008
    I like the scene of Jourdan reconsidering at the fountain - done entirely in silhouette. It's a beautiful little dance.

    I wonder what other movies might look like with Maurice Chevalier as the narrator. "Oh 'ello! Bonjour! Zis ees New York en 1970 et ziis ees my bon ami Travi...( read more)s!. Pauvre Travis..."
  • June 30, 2007
    I still can't see the nine academy awards in this movie. Well it has a pretty good technical work but it's not really a best picture/director/screenplay material.
  • June 19, 2009
    It is a dreamy vision of a Paris from another era. I liked "Ah, Yes, I Remember It Well."
  • November 20, 2009
    Didn't like this musical at all.
  • November 13, 2009
    A cute little story, which is a pretty typical love story. Nice though, and deserving of some acclaim.
  • October 6, 2009
    didn't quite see all of it but it was good
  • September 2, 2009
    i just didn't get into it.
  • August 24, 2009
    YUUUUCK.

    A horrible Oscar winner.
  • August 17, 2009
    Gigi has undeniable charm, the cast is terrific and Leslie Caron is perfectly cast as the title character. Hermione Gingold is wonderful in a supporting role. Great music, lavish production but I do feel it did not deserve all the Oscars it received.

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  • InkTaster
    June 19, 2007
    songs werent annoying i like the girl gigi

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