Gigi
Family, Musical
Warner Bros.  (1958) 116 mins G

6.9 (4,398 votes)
"Exuberant. Bright and witty. The stars are most appealing." -Danny Peary, Guide for the Film Fanatic

A home, a motorcar, servants, the latest fashions: the most eligible and most finicky bachelor (Louis Jourdan) in Paris offers them all to Gigi (Leslie Caron). But she, who's gone from girlish gawkishness to cultured glamour before our eyes, yearns for that wonderful something money can't buy.

Producer Arthur Freed, director Vincente Minnelli and a cast rife with Gallic charm combine talents for this lavish winner of nine Academy Awards® including Best Picture. It's Alan Jay Lerner/ Frederick Loewe songs can sparkle like The Night They Invented Champagne or caress with title-tune tenderness. "I Remember it Well," man-about-town Maurice Chevalier sings to Hermione Gingold. Like love itself, Gigi is most memorable....

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Cast and Crew
Eva Gabor  ......  Liane d'Exelmans
Hermoine Gingold  ...... 
Leslie Caron  ......  Gilberte aka 'Gigi'
Isabel Jeans  ......  Aunt Alicia
Maurice Chevalier  ......  Honoré Lachaille
Louis Jourdan  ......  Gaston Lachaille
Director  .....  Vincente Minnelli; Charles Walters
Producer  .....  Arthur Freed
Writer  .....  Alan Jay Lerner; Colette
Notes
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: As Gigi enters Maxim's, the patrons are all mouthing the lyrics to a song that is not heard (due to editing changes). (more)

Trivia:
Most of the film was shot on location in Paris, with the last few numbers being completed in an apartment that MGM constructed on their backlot. (more)

Filming Locations:
Auberge de la Moutière - 14 Rue Moutière, Montfort-l'Amaury, Yvelines, France (more)

Quotes:
Manuel: Listen to your uncle, Monsieur Gaston. He's an old campaigner. (more)

Awards:
Won 9 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 5 nominations (more)