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| Released 1958 | 116 minutes | |||
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Setting: Paris in the early 1900s Main Characters: Gigi; Honore and Gaston Lachaille, Madame Alvarez, Aunt Alicia, Liane d'Exelmans, Sandomir, Showgirl Contains nothing offensive Produced by Arthur Freed for MGM Based on the novelette by French author Colette Screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner Music: Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner; directed by Andre Previn DVD Information: English and French Subtitles and Language Tracks Widescreen 2.35:1 Box Office Gross: $3 million (Number 38 in 1958) Trivia: A French version of Colette's novelette was made in 1950 without the music. Songs include "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" and "The Night They Invented Champagne" Special Categories: Teenage Girls; Teenagers; First Love; Falling in Love; Society; Rich Men; Coming of Age Academy Awards®: Best Picture Best Director - Vincente Minnelli Best Screenplay (Adapted) - Alan Jay Lerner Musical Score (of a Musical Picture) - Andre Previn Original Song - "Gigi" by Frederick Lowe (music) and Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics) Color Cinematography - Joseph Ruttenberg Best Costume Design - Cecil Beaton Art Direction - William A. Horning and Preston Ames Set Decoration - Henry Grace and Keogh Gleason Film Editing - Adrienne Fazan This is the story about Gigi (Leslie Caron), a happy go lucky, but poor, young girl living in a Paris apartment with her grandmother, Madame Alvarez (Hermione Gingold). Gigi's great aunt Alicia (Isabel Jeans) plans to train Gigi to become a successful courtesan, like she was when she was younger. But Gigi finds the lessons boring, and, forbidden by her grandmother to associate with children her own age, dreams of a better life. She finds love in the form of a young, wealthy man named Gaston (Louis Jourdan), but is horrified when he wants to make her his mistress, even though he clearly loves her. But, all ends well, in this charming romance. Wonderful performances! 
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