Movie Description Set in Paris at the turn of the century, this delightful Lerner and Loewe musical, based on a story by Collette, follows a precocious French girl as she is groomed into a would-be courtesan, blossoming into a stunning woman. The story provides plenty of opportunity for Minnelli and MGM to pull out all the stops in its first musical production shot on location. Paris and Leslie Caron never looked lovelier, and Louis Jourdan and Maurice Chevalier are so French, no? Songs include: "Gigi," "Thank Heaven for Little Girls," and "Ah, Yes, I Remember It Well." Academy Award Nominations: 9. Academy Awards: 9, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best (Adapted) Screenplay.
| Credits | | Producer: | Arthur Freed | | Cast: | Eva Gabor, John Abbott, Maurice Chevalier, Monique Van Vooren |
| Details | | Edition: | 50th Anniversary Special Edition |
Editorial Reviews "...Widely regarded as the last of the great MGM musicals..." USA Today - p.10D
"...A marvelous, original work..." Chicago Sun-Times - p.33 - Roger Ebert
"...Louis Jourdan is as charming a rake as he was in LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN..." Sight and Sound - Geoffrey Macnab (05/01/2000)
"[A] sublime riff on Pygmalion..." Total Film - Daniel Webb (02/01/2004)
"[A] Parisian valentine...garnished with lots of actual locations." -- Grade: A Entertainment Weekly - Steve Daly (09/19/2008)
Awards 1958Academy AwardsBest Adapted ScreenplayAlan Jay Lerner, 1958Academy AwardsBest Adapted or Musical Song/ScoreAndré Previn, 1958Academy AwardsBest Art Direction - Set Decoration (b&w or Color)Arthur Freed, 1958Academy AwardsBest CinematographyJoseph Ruttenberg, 1958Academy AwardsBest Costume Design (b&w or Color), 1958Academy AwardsBest DirectorVincente Minnelli, 1958Academy AwardsBest Film Editing, 1958Academy AwardsBest Original SongAlan Jay Lerner, 1958Academy AwardsBest Original SongFrederick Loewe, 1958Academy AwardsBest Picture
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