Gigi

Director

Vincente Minelli

Classification

PG

Genres

Classic, Musical, Romance

DVD Relese Date

1958

Description

A scruffy tomboy is transformed into a radiant high society beauty in this glorious musical from MGM. Scored by the talented team of Lerner and Lowe, the movie features splendid musical numbers like "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" and "I Remember It Well." Directed by the great Vincent Minnelli (The Band Wagon), this award-winning classic is not to be missed.

Cast

Eva Gabor, Hermione Gingold, Jacques Bergerac, Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan & Maurice Chevalier

Fun Film Info

The day after the movie won its nine Oscars, MGM telephone operators were instructed to answer all phone calls with, "Hello, M-Gigi-M." The cat in the movie reacted violently whenever it was in a scene with Leslie Caron, but director Vincente Minnelli insisted on having that particular cat, so it had to be heavily drugged. This is especially obvious during "Say a Prayer for Me Tonight". With only four letters, this movie has the shortest title of any film to win the Oscar for Best Picture. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) is the longest.

Quotes

Gigi: Is that the scandalous Madame d'Exelmans? Gaston: Yes that's she. Tell me Gigi, the way that you express yourself, does you grandmother hear you talk this way? Gigi: She doesn't listen to me much. Honore Lachaille: This story is about a little girl. It could be about any one of those little girls playing there. But it isn't. It's about one in particular. Her name is Gigi.

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