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Gigi (1958)

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Reviews Counted: 22 Fresh: 17  Rotten:5 Average Rating: 7.5/10
 
Consensus: Charming, sophisticated, and an overall feast for the eyes.
 

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Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins

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, blossoming into a stunning woman. The story provides plenty of opportunity for Minnelli and MGM to pull... 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 Caron never looked lovelier, and Jourdan and 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]

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Starring: Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan, Maurice Chevalier, Jacques Bergerac, Hermione Gingold

Director: Vincente Minnelli
Producer: Arthur Freed
Composer: Frederick Loewe

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Release:

Aug 1, 2008

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One of the last great musicals to be written especially for the screen.

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It's like a meal consisting of cheesecake, and one quickly longs for something solid and vulgar to weigh things down.

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06/24/06
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How much one likes it, depends on how much French pastry one can eat during one sitting.

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03/17/08
Dennis Schwartz
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5/5

Splendid MGM Lerner and Lowe musical classic in all areas: stars, music, and overall production.

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02/17/08
Steve Crum
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3.5/4

Overbaked but enjoyable, and a banquet for the eyes.

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12/13/06
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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.

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12/13/06
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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A gorgeous musical that lacks the nuance and emotion of other films in its genre.

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11/15/06
Wesley Lovell
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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.

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07/17/06
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07/04/05
Emanuel Levy
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03/24/05
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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3/5

In the hands of a master craftsman, even this otherwise iffy musical becomes lively, lovely entertainment.

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02/23/05
David Cornelius
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03/24/04
Frank Swietek
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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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A charming entertainment.

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05/20/03
Bosley Crowther
New York Times
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2.5/4

A silly feel-good film, nothing that happens is in the least bit surprising.

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11/26/02
Michael Szymanski
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So artificial it threatens to collapse, but nice to look at

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08/21/02
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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All charm and champagne, but a feminist nightmare.

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08/01/02
Nell Minow
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4/5

Chevalier and Caron's charms and a bubbly score -- tres chic

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07/29/02
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
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07/29/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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This time Hollywood's chastity beat out cultural accuracy.

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06/20/02
Jeremy Heilman
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