Shall i count all the things wrong with this motion picture. Its an academy awardwinning classic for a reason or, rather, so many reasons. Often called the last great movie musical, gigi 1958, which won nine oscars, including best picture, was certainly the most unlikely. But she, whos gone from girlish gawkishness to cultured glamour before our eyes, yearns for that wonderful something money cant buy. Find out where gigi is streaming, if gigi is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Gigi, a 1951 broadway play based on the novella, starring audrey hepburn. As one of gigi s most popular songs goes, thank heaven for little girls, and that much is true for the film in general. Donald trump sends best wishes to very good friend boris johnson who is in hospital with covid19. Gigi trailer directed by vincente minnelli and starring leslie caron, maurice chevalier, louis jourdan, hermione gingold, eva gabor. In 1958 minnelli did it again, with the additional benefits of widescreen, an international cast, outdoor shooting in paris, and a tuneful score written by lerner and loewe expressly for the picture. Based on a novella by the french novelist, colette, its the story of a young girl in belle epoque paris who is raised and educated to go into the family business of being a courtesan. The screenplay by alan jay lerner is based on the 1944 novella of the same name by colette.
Released by rhino records in 1996 containing music from gigi 1958. What emerged was one of hollywoods brightest musicals and gigi, too, took the. What emerged was one of hollywoods brightest musicals and gigi, too, took the oscar. Gigi is an enjoyable parfait a frothy concoction that at times makes the viewer giddy but it lacks the traits of greatness one might expect from a production so dizzyingly honored. While they planned the movie in hollywood, caron went to london in 1955 to star in a nonmusical stage adaptation of gigi, which audrey hepburn had opened on broadway in 51.
Gigi original soundtrack original soundtrack songs. Oscar best movie 1958 gigi this is a beautiful movie. This movie i dont recommend you ever seeing, but you might want to, so be forewarned. Even at 60, gigi remains forever young vanity fair. Jul 15, 2011 gigi is a 1958 musical film, music written by frederick loewe and lyrics by alan jay lerner.
The dvd offers fairly good sound but it comes with poor picture quality and it skimps on extras. Vincente minnellis gigi was arguably the last great movie of the directors career and the last great musical made at mgm. Congratulations to all those david niven and cantinflas fans. Leslie caron title character after her session training as a courtesan, launching into lerner and loewes the parisians, tripping about the city in vincente minnellis gigi, 1958 view the tcmdb entry for gigi 1958. Gigi trailer directed by vincente minnelli and starring leslie caron. May 22, 2007 trailer from 1958 oscar winning musical gigi trailer from 1958 oscar winning musical gigi skip navigation. Leslie caron plays gigi, a young girl raised by two veteran parisian. May 09, 2011 49 videos play all gigi 1958 full movie gewiosadepsakdpa spsoadewkosapda dame edna everage interview parkinson, 2004 duration. May 14, 2018 while they planned the movie in hollywood, caron went to london in 1955 to star in a nonmusical stage adaptation of gigi, which audrey hepburn had opened on broadway in 51. I now stand corrected, as gigi definitely has less going for it than the 1956 mike todd produced epic does. While gigi looks lovely, it portrays a shallow plot with some distasteful components. It may not be one of vincente minnellis best, but the charming and flawlessly acted.
Gigi 1958 cast and crew gaston louis jourdan is a restless parisian playboy who moves from one mistress to another, while also spending time with gigi leslie caron, a precocious younger. Leslie caron and louis jourdan in gigi 1958 leslie caron and isabel. Gigi isnt a terrible movie, but it certainly didnt merit its long list of academy awards and it isnt a dvd you should pursue. Two weeks ago i said that around the world in eighty days was the least deserving best picture film. A large part of this was due to mgm allowing him to film the story on location in france, a permission that had been denied him seven years earlier with an american in paris 1951. Gigi touts itself as a cinderella story, but if cinderella in the 1950 disney version possesses more agency than a woman in 1958, you have a problem. Gigi is a 1958 american musicalromance film directed by vincente minnelli and processed.
French actress leslie caron in the title role of gigi 1958. Weary of the conventions of parisian society, a rich playboy and a youthful courtesanintraining enjoy a platonic friendship, but it may not stay platonic for long. As shown currently, we see jourdan singing throughout the whole song, as in. Released june 26th, 1958, gigi stars leslie caron, maurice chevalier, louis jourdan, hermione gingold the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 56 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Gigi is an utterly charming and witty musical that. In 1958, it had been five years since minnellis last successful musical the. What i cannot understand is why critics claim that it is cleaned up. First, let me say that gigi is one of my fav movies.
Minnellis gift for merging colors and textures indeed reached its zenith with gigi 1958. Trailer from 1958 oscar winning musical gigi trailer from 1958 oscar winning musical gigi skip navigation. Gigi 1958 gaston louis jourdan is a restless parisian playboy who moves from one mistress to another, while also spending time with gigi leslie caron, a precocious younger friend learning. Gigi is a 1958 american musical film directed by vincente minnelli. We re your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters.
Aki kaurismaki, the acridly funny young finnish filmmaker who became a darling of u. In some prints shown on television, we see still photos of leslie caron part of the. Gigi, an american musical by vincente minnelli, based on the novella gigi, a 1973 musical based on the 1958 film. He loved them, and immediately agreed to star in the film. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Leslie caron title character after her session training as a courtesan, launching into lerner and loewes the parisians, tripping about the city in vincente minnellis gigi, 1958. The whole of paris watches his every move, and parisian high society shows unrestrained judgment towards his mistresses and him. In 1991, gigi was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library. It was an improbable hit in its time, and it is often denigrated as a poor relation of my fair lady, which, like gigi, was the work of composerscreenwriters alan jay lerner and frederick loewe. The screenplay by alan jay lerner is based on the 1944 novella of the same. Gigi is a coltish teen in 1900s paris who lives with her grandmother madame alvarez hermione gingold and who loves to hang out with family friend gaston lachaille louis jourdan, an international jetsetter and playboy whose every relationship is. For me, maurice chevalier walks away with the picture. Waltz at maxims she is not thinking of me gigi 1958 youtube. Its a naughty but nice romp of the hyperromantic naughty 90s of parisinthespring, in the bois, in maxims, and in.
With leslie caron, maurice chevalier, louis jourdan, hermione gingold. Gigi, a 1944 novella by the french writer colette gigi, a french adaptation of the novella by jacqueline audry. A parisian girl is raised to be a kept woman but dreams of love and marriage. Did she have another film in mind, one that could rescue her reputation. Gigi gigi leslie caron gaston lachaille louis jordan writers colette and alan jay lerner chose audrey hepburn for the title role, which she performed on stage in unfortunately, in 1958 hepburn was busy with other films and could not do this film. The film entered saturation release in the us with 450 prints on april 1, 1959. Jul 10, 1998 aki kaurismaki, the acridly funny young finnish filmmaker who became a darling of u. Gigi 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Directed by vincente minnelli and starring leslie caron as the title character, gigi 1958 is nothing short of sweet and delightful. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info. Caron pitched a few ideas before coming to gigi, one of her favorite french novellas. Gigi is a 1958 musical film, music written by frederick loewe and lyrics by alan jay lerner. As one of gigis most popular songs goes, thank heaven for little girls, and that much is true for the film in general.