Directed by vincente minnelli, charles walters With leslie caron, maurice chevalier, louis jourdan, hermione gingold The story of an illegitimate waif in late 1800s paris who reluctantly becomes a courtesan and mistress of a young, handsome and wealthy heir. Reared by two veteran parisian courtesans to be the mistress of a wealthy gentleman, gigi shocks everyone when she falls in love with someone else. “gigi, you’re from another planet” — or at least paris, france in 1958 The gigi movie, which was released in theaters in 1958, was certainly groundbreaking
It follows a young parisian courtesan named gigi (leslie caron) as she begins to slowly fall in love with a rich playboy (maurice chevalier). Gigi is a 1958 motion picture musical set in paris, france based on the bestselling novel by french author, colette and considered the last great mgm musical In additional to numerous awards, the film also has been selected for preservation in the united states national film registry. She is mentored by her kind but firm grandmother who has raised her and her glamorous, flamboyant aunt alicia. Gigi is a musical with a book and lyrics by alan jay lerner and music by frederick loewe It is based on the 1944 novella gigi by colette and 1958 hit musical film of the same name.
