Gigi (1958)

Directed by

Charles Walters, Vincente Minnelli

Genre

musical film, romantic comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 59m

Rated

G

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 350 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In turn of the century Paris, a young girl named Gigi is being raised by her grandmother and aunt to become a courtesan. She instead falls in love with a wealthy playboy who has spent his life avoiding commitment.

whimsicalromanticsentimentalelegantplayfulbittersweetlushgentle

What happens

Gigi (French pronunciation: [ʒiʒi]) is a 1958 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli and processed using Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Eastmancolor film process Metrocolor. The screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner is based on the 1944 novella by Colette. The film features songs with lyrics by Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, arranged and conducted by André Previn. Costume design was done by Cecil Beaton (hats by Madame Paulette). At the 31st Academy Awards, the film won all nine of its nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director for Minnelli. It held the record for the highest clean sweep of nominations (later shared with The Last Emperor) until The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won all eleven of its nominations at the 76th Academy Awards in 2004. In 1991, Gigi was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The American Film Institute ranked it number 35 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions. The film is considered the last great Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical and the final great achievement of the Freed Unit, headed by producer Arthur Freed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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