One of the last great musicals to be written especially for the screen.
Gigi (1958)
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Reviews Counted:26
Fresh:19
Rotten:7
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: Charming, sophisticated, and an overall feast for the eyes.
Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: Set in Paris at the turn of the century, this delightful Lerner and Loewe musical, based on a story by Collette, follows a precocious French girl as she is groomed into a would-be courtesan,... Set in Paris at the turn of the century, this delightful Lerner and Loewe musical, based on a story by Collette, follows a precocious French girl as she is groomed into a would-be courtesan, blossoming into a stunning woman. The story provides plenty of opportunity for Minnelli and MGM to pull out all the stops in its first musical production shot on location. Paris and Leslie Caron never looked lovelier, and Louis Jourdan and Maurice Chevalier are so French, no? Songs include: "Gigi," "Thank Heaven for Little Girls," and "Ah, Yes, I Remember It Well." Academy Award Nominations: 9. Academy Awards: 9, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best (Adapted) Screenplay. [More]
Starring: Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan, Maurice Chevalier, Jacques Bergerac
Starring: Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan, Maurice Chevalier, Jacques Bergerac, Hermione Gingold, Isabel Jeans, Eva Gabor, John Abbott, Monique Van Vooren
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Producer: Arthur Freed
Composer: Frederick Loewe
Reviews for Gigi
It's like a meal consisting of cheesecake, and one quickly longs for something solid and vulgar to weigh things down.
Given the shortage of dancing and soaring vocal melodies...Minnelli must lean heavily on personality and a spectacle defined by the pageantry of historic locations, sets and costumes. [Blu-ray]
Gigi is dressed to kill, but if all the French finery impresses the customers, it also smothers the story.
The great Minnelli was surely one of the masters of the American musical, but Gigi was one of his misfires.
...one of Hollywood's most celebrated classics from an era when studios were still making meticulous, tune-filled musicals.
Feminist musical, with Minnelli's taste and visual style, makes for an involving experience.
How much one likes it, depends on how much French pastry one can eat during one sitting.
Splendid MGM Lerner and Lowe musical classic in all areas: stars, music, and overall production.
It's easy to drift away from the story and become absorbed in Minnelli's impossibly delicate textures, but there is a little something here for everybody.
A gorgeous musical that lacks the nuance and emotion of other films in its genre.
A quintessential Minnelli musical, a morally ambiguous, sophisticated tale of Parisian decadence, done in sumptuous MGM style, Gigi is the biggest commercial hit of Minnelli and Arthur Freed's lengthy collaboration.
In the hands of a master craftsman, even this otherwise iffy musical becomes lively, lovely entertainment.
A silly feel-good film, nothing that happens is in the least bit surprising.
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