GIGI (1958)

 





















Directed by: Vincente Minnelli
Produced by: Arthur Freed
Based on the novella by: Colette (Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette)
Music and lyrics by: Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
Conducted by: Andre Previn
Starring: Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan, Maurice Chevalier, Hermione Gingold, Eva Gabor, Jacques Bergerac, Isabel Jeans, John Abbott, Marie-Helene Arnaud

115 minutes
(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:
Weary of the conventions of Parisian society, a rich playboy and a youthful courtesan-in-training enjoy a platonic friendship, but it may not stay platonic for long. Gaston, the scion of a wealthy Parisian family finds emotional refuge from the superficial lifestyle of upper-class Parisian 1900s society with the former mistress of his uncle and her outgoing, tomboy granddaughter, Gigi. When Gaston becomes aware that Gigi has matured into a woman, her grandmother and aunt, who have educated Gigi to be a wealthy man's mistress, urge the pair to act out their roles but love adds a surprise twist to this delightful turn-of-the 20th century Cinderella story.

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