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ComedyRomance

Gigi

- Thank heaven for Gigi

A home, a motorcar, servants, the latest fashions: the most eligible and most finicky bachelor in Paris offers them all to Gigi. But she, who's gone from girlish gawkishness to cultured glamour before our eyes, yearns for that wonderful something money can't buy.

Release Date : 1958-05-15

Language :EnglishFrench

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Arthur Freed ProductionMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Leslie Caron

Character Name : Gilberte "Gigi"

Original Name : Leslie Caron

Gender : Female

Maurice Chevalier

Character Name : Honoré Lachaille

Original Name : Maurice Chevalier

Gender : Male

Louis Jourdan

Character Name : Gaston Lachaille

Original Name : Louis Jourdan

Gender : Male

Hermione Gingold

Character Name : Madame Alvarez ("Mamita")

Original Name : Hermione Gingold

Gender : Female

Eva Gabor

Character Name : Liane d'Exelmans

Original Name : Eva Gabor

Gender : Female

Jacques Bergerac

Character Name : Sandomir

Original Name : Jacques Bergerac

Gender : Male

Isabel Jeans

Character Name : Aunt Alicia

Original Name : Isabel Jeans

Gender : Female

John Abbott

Character Name : Manuel

Original Name : John Abbott

Gender : Male

Corinne Marchand

Character Name : Young Lady with White Sunshade

Original Name : Corinne Marchand

Gender : Female

Marie-Hélène Arnaud

Character Name : Girl at Maxim's

Original Name : Marie-Hélène Arnaud

Gender : Female

Anne-Marie Mersen

Character Name : Maxim Girl

Original Name : Anne-Marie Mersen

Gender : Female

Jack Ary

Character Name : Waiter at "Palais de Glace" (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Ary

Gender : Male

Daniel Aubé

Character Name : A boy at Jardins des Tuileries (uncredited)

Original Name : Daniel Aubé

Gender : Male

Richard Bean

Character Name : Harlequin (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Bean

Gender : Male

Cecil Beaton

Character Name : Gentleman in Park (uncredited)

Original Name : Cecil Beaton

Gender : Male

Jacques Bertrand

Character Name : Maitre d'Hotel Maxim's (uncredited)

Original Name : Jacques Bertrand

Gender : Male

Paul Cristo

Character Name : Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Cristo

Gender : Male

Hubert de Lapparent

Character Name : Gaston's Private Secretary (uncredited)

Original Name : Hubert de Lapparent

Gender : Male

Cilly Feindt

Character Name : Girl on Horseback at Pré Catelan (uncredited)

Original Name : Cilly Feindt

Gender : Female

Edwin Jerome

Character Name : Charles - Alicia's Butler (uncredited)

Original Name : Edwin Jerome

Gender : Male

Maurice Marsac

Character Name : Prince Berensky (uncredited)

Original Name : Maurice Marsac

Gender : Male

Bernard Musson

Character Name : Guest at Maxim's (uncredited)

Original Name : Bernard Musson

Gender : Male

Dorothy Neumann

Character Name : Designer (uncredited)

Original Name : Dorothy Neumann

Gender : Female

Jean Ozenne

Character Name : Monsieur Lachaille (uncredited)

Original Name : Jean Ozenne

Gender : Male

Maruja Plose

Character Name : Mannequin (uncredited)

Original Name : Maruja Plose

Gender : Male

Roger Saget

Character Name : Pierre (uncredited)

Original Name : Roger Saget

Gender : Male

Pat Sheehan

Character Name : Blonde (uncredited)

Original Name : Pat Sheehan

Gender : Female

Marilyn Simms

Character Name : Redhead (uncredited)

Original Name : Marilyn Simms

Gender : Male

Lydia Stevens

Character Name : Simone (uncredited)

Original Name : Lydia Stevens

Gender : Male

Jack Trevan

Character Name : Coachman (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Trevan

Gender : Male

François Valorbe

Character Name : Henri - Gaston's Butler (uncredited)

Original Name : François Valorbe

Gender : Male

Monique van Vooren

Character Name : Showgirl (uncredited)

Original Name : Monique van Vooren

Gender : Female

Betty Wand

Character Name : Gigi (singing voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Betty Wand

Gender : Male

Leroy Winebrenner

Character Name : Lifeguard (uncredited)

Original Name : Leroy Winebrenner

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Thank heavens, for musicals. Based on Anita Loos' play, out of the novel written by Colette, Gigi snatched a ream of Academy Awards and promptly became the course of much debate and criticism for ever and a day it seems. The problem, as most musical aficionados will attest, is that Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe rehashed their previous stage hit "My Fair Lady". Which to an extent is true, hell they even slotted in one of "My Fair Lady's" thrown away songs, "Say A Prayer For Me Tonight", into Gigi's bubbly mix. But on its own terms, Gigi is still a vibrant and rewarding picture that holds up well with each passing year. The story had already been done as a French film directed by Jacqueline Audry in 1950, and a year later it had been played dramatically straight on Broadway with Audrey Hepburn in the title role. So for sure it was already a well formed story. Lerner & Loewe merely added their "Fair Lady" formula, got the talented Vincente Minnelli to direct it and broke out from the studio to utilise the Parisian locations. A touch heavy at almost two hours long, one still can't help getting wrapped up in some wonderful tunes and Cecil Beaton's gorgeous period costumes. The cast may be a mixed bunch, with it at times feeling like a competition to see who can be the most "French," but with the spiky dialogue being wry and tart, and one of "those" finales, it's a winner and highly recommended to fans of the musical genre. 7/10