Gigi
Gigi ★★★★ 1958
Based on Colette's story of a young Parisian girl (Caron) trained to become a courtesan to the wealthy Gaston (Jourdan). But he finds out he prefers her to be his wife rather than his mistress. Chevalier is Gaston's roguish uncle, who casts an always admiring eye on the ladies. Gingold is Gigi's grandmother and former Chevalier flame, and Gabor amuses as Gaston's current, and vapid, mistress. One of the first MGM movies to be shot on location, this extravaganza features some of the best tributes to the French lifestyle ever filmed. Score includes memorable classics. ♫Gigi; Ah Yes, I Remember It Well; Thank Heaven For Little Girls; The Night They Invented Champagne; She's Not Thinking of Me; It's a Bore; Gossip; I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore; The Parisians. 119m/C VHS, DVD . Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan, Maurice Chevalier, Hermione Gingold, Eva Gabor, Isabel Jeans, Jacques Bergerac; D: Vincente Minnelli; W: Alan Jay Lerner; C: Joseph Ruttenberg; M: Frederick Loewe. Oscars ‘58: Adapt. Screenplay, Art Dir./ Set Dec., Color Cinematog., Costume Des., Director (Minnelli), Film Editing, Picture, Song (“Gigi”), Scoring/Musical; Directors Guild ‘58: Director (Minnelli); Golden Globes ‘59: Director (Minnelli), Film—Mus./Comedy, Support. Actress (Gingold), Natl. Film Reg. ‘91.