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.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.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.
- Won 9 Oscars
- 21 wins & 9 nominations total
- Girl at Maxim's
- (uncredited)
- Waiter at "Palais de Glace"
- (uncredited)
- A boy at Jardins des Tuileries
- (uncredited)
- Harlequin
- (uncredited)
- Gentleman in Park
- (uncredited)
- Maitre d'Hotel Maxim's
- (uncredited)
- Restaurant Patron
- (uncredited)
- Gaston's Private Secretary
- (uncredited)
- Girl on Horseback at Pré Catelan
- (uncredited)
- Charles - Alicia's Butler
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Vincente Minnelli
- Charles Walters(uncredited)
- Writers
- Alan Jay Lerner
- Colette
- Niven Busch(uncredited)
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Best Picture Winners by Year
Best Picture Winners by Year
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe day after the movie won nine Oscars, MGM telephone operators were instructed to answer all phone calls with "Hello, M-Gigi-M."
- GoofsDuring Gaston's song by the pond thinking of Gigi, there is a fence in the pond forcing the swans to stay in close background. The swans, obviously confused yet undeterred, keep swimming into the fence attempting to get to the swan in deep background on the other side of the pond.
- Quotes
Aunt Alicia: Love, my dear Gigi, is a thing of beauty like a work of art, and like a work of art it is created by artists. The greater the artist the greater the art. And what makes an artist?
Gigi: Cigars and jewelry?
Aunt Alicia: Gigi, you're from another planet.
- Alternate versionsIn some prints shown on television, we see still photos of Leslie Caron part of the time during the song "Gigi", instead of seeing Louis Jourdan singing. (This occurs after the verse and first chorus, when the orchestra plays the song while Jourdan only exclaims "Gigi!") As shown currently, we see Jourdan singing throughout the whole song, as in the theatrical release.
- ConnectionsEdited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule (1989)
- SoundtracksThank Heaven for Little Girls
(uncredited)
Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Frederick Loewe
Performed by Maurice Chevalier
But this review isn't about "My Fair Lady". It's about one of the greatest musicals ever to be placed on cellulod - "Gigi", exquisite and as light as air!
Where do you start? The score and musical direction by Conrad Salinger and Andre Previn is one of the best. Vincente Minelli's direction frames Leslie Caron and Louis Jourdan wonderously and builds the chemistry between the two photogenic stars. Great support is provided by Hermione Gingold and the redoubtable Maurice Chevalier. Paris has never looked as glorious on film as this - amazing costume design, art direction, and set pieces.
And the songs - absolute classics! Lerner and Loewe really hit their stride with this - "Thank Heaven for Little Girls", "I Remember It Well", "The Night They Invented Champagne", and the beautiful title tune.
This movie has often served as an introduction to Maurice Chevalier for movie watchers, and he illuminates the screen. If you want to see him in another of the greatest musicals, watch "Love Me Tonight" with Jeanette MacDonald.
Thank heaven for this movie - it's a world that I would love to inhabit! I give it 10 out of 10.
- axsmashcrushallthree
- Mar 7, 2004
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $3,319,355 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1