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Overview
Release Date:
4 agosto 1958 (Brazil) másFrase comercial:
The First Lerner-Loewe Musical Since "My Fair Lady" másPlot:
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. | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)Awards:
Won 9 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 5 nominations másComentarios de los usuarios:
Lerner & Lowe competing with Lerner & Lowe...but still a charming musical... másCast
(Complete credited cast) | Leslie Caron | ... | Gilberte aka 'Gigi' |
 | Maurice Chevalier | ... | Honoré Lachaille |
| Louis Jourdan | ... | Gaston Lachaille |
| Hermione Gingold | ... | Madame Alvarez |
| Eva Gabor | ... | Liane d'Exelmans |
| Jacques Bergerac | ... | Sandomir |
| Isabel Jeans | ... | Aunt Alicia |
| John Abbott | ... | Manuel |
| listado alfabético del resto del reparto: | |||
| Pasha | ... | White horse at Pré Catelan |
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116 minPaís:
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2.35 : 1 másClasificación:
Finland:K-7/5 (new rating: 1982) | Finland:K-3 (new rating: 2001) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Peru:PT | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:GFilming Locations:
Auberge de la Moutière - 14 Rue Moutière, Montfort-l'Amaury, Yvelines, France másMOVIEmeter: 
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Features the song, "Say a Prayer for Me Tonight", which Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe had originally written for the 1956 stage musical "My Fair Lady," but which was deleted during out-of-town tryouts. Lerner was against including the song in "Gigi", but was effectively overruled by Loewe, producer Arthur Freed and director Vincente Minnelli. (The song contains the couplet, "'On to your Waterloo,' whispers my heart./ Pray I'll be Wellington, not Bonaparte" - arguably an odd sentiment for a French girl to express. In "My Fair Lady", the song was intended for Eliza Doolittle, who was, of course, English.) másGoofs:
Continuity: Aunt Alicia puts the green jar on the table twice: she reaches to put the jar down, the camera cuts to the same scene at an angle, and she reaches again. másSoundtrack:
Waltz at Maxim's (She Is Not Thinking of Me) máspreguntas frecuentes
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It's almost as if Lerner & Lowe were competing with themselves when they decided to write the music for "Gigi" -- once again, a story about a girl being transformed into a young woman of charm (a Parisian courtesan) just as Eliza was being molded into another creature by Professor Higgins. And that's not the only similarity. The songs all have a "My Fair Lady" similarity -- from 'The Night They Invented Champagne' to 'Gigi' to 'The Parisiennes' -- all bear the flavor of their previous work in sound and content. And yet they work beautifully for this story set in the city of love and starring Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan, Herminone Gingold and Maurice Chevalier.
Production-wise, it's almost too lavish for its own good. Vincente Minnelli wrings every bit of artistic decor in the trappings, giving the viewer an almost claustrophobic feeling for the interior scenes. The outdoor shots are just as lavish--Louis Jourdan singing the title song among the fountains and architecture of French landmarks.
The cast is perfect. Leslie Caron makes an enchanting Gigi, Louis Jourdan is impossibly handsome as Gaston, and all of the other players were cast with a discerning eye.
But there is no denying that no matter how distasteful some will find the story of training a girl to become a courtesan to be (or how politically incorrect by today's standards), the score is as sparkling as the champagne they sing about. While, in my opinion, the score does not surpass "My Fair Lady" in range and cleverness, it certainly did well enough in winning nine Oscars, including the one for Best Picture of 1958. By all means, it has to be considered one of the last great musicals from the MGM period.
Only drawback: it's a bit overlong and could have used some editing for the slow moments.