Not to be confused with Gigli. Gigi is the name of a novel (1944) by the French writer Colette, and subsequent related plays and films, including: Gigi, the 1949 film, french film by Jacqueline Audry, Gigi, the 1958 film, american film by Vincente Minnelli; Mademoiselle Gigi, french tv film (2006) by Caroline Huppert (imdb. ... Gigli (IPA ) is a film released in 2003 which was written and directed by Martin Brest, starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, and Lainie Kazan. ...

Gigi is a 1958 motion picture musical set in Paris, France. The screenplay was written by Alan Jay Lerner and the music was composed by Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics) and Frederick Loewe (music). It is based on the bestselling novella of the same name by French author, Colette, which was first adapted for the screen with Danièle Delorme in 1948. In 1951, Anita Loos adapted the novel as a play for the stage, and the Broadway production starred Audrey Hepburn in her first major role. Seven years later, producer Arthur Freed approached Lerner about writing a feature film musical adaptation. Image File history File links This is a copyrighted poster. ... Vincente Minnelli (February 28, 1903 – July 25, 1986) was a famous Academy Award-winning Hollywood director and accomplished stage director, often considered by critics to be the father of the modern musical. ... Arthur Freed (September 9, 1894 - April 12, 1973) was born Arthur Grossman in Down Ton Ton Village. ... Colette Colette [1] [2] was the pen name of the French novelist Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (January 28, 1873 – August 3, 1954). ... Alan Jay Lerner (August 31, 1918 – June 14, 1986) was an American Broadway lyricist and librettist. ... Leslie Caron (IPA: ) (born July 1, 1931) is an Oscar-nominated, Golden Globe-winning, and Emmy-winning motion picture actress and dancer. ... French singer Maurice Chevalier with stars of Hellzapoppin at Expo 67, in Montreal, Quebec. ... Louis Jourdan (born June 19, 1919, 1920, or 1921[1]) is a French film actor. ... Frederic Loewe, an Austrian-American composer (June 10, 1901 - February 14, 1988) worked with lyricist Alan J. Lerner in musical theater. ... Alan Jay Lerner (August 31, 1918 – June 14, 1986) was an American Broadway lyricist and librettist. ... Joseph Ruttenberg (July 4, 1889 - May 1, 1983) was a photojournalist and Academy Award-winning cinematographer. ... One of several leading female editors from the golden age of Hollywood, Adrienne Fazan (1906 – 1986) first started cutting films in 1933. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The year 1958 in film involved some significant events. ... The musical film is a film genre in which several songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Alan Jay Lerner (August 31, 1918 – June 14, 1986) was an American Broadway lyricist and librettist. ... Alan Jay Lerner (August 31, 1918 – June 14, 1986) was an American Broadway lyricist and librettist. ... Frederic Loewe, an Austrian-American composer (June 10, 1901 - February 14, 1988) worked with lyricist Alan J. Lerner in musical theater. ... A novella is a narrative work of prose fiction somewhat longer than a short story but shorter than a novel. ... Colette Colette [1] [2] was the pen name of the French novelist Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (January 28, 1873 – August 3, 1954). ... Danièle Delorme (born October 9, 1926 in Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France) is an actress and film producer. ... Anita Loos (April 26, 1888 – August 18, 1981) was an acclaimed American screenwriter, playwright and author. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... Audrey Hepburn (May 4, 1929) – January 20, 1993) was an Academy Award, Tony Award, Grammy Award, Emmy Award-winning film and stage actress, fashion icon, and humanitarian. ... Arthur Freed (September 9, 1894 - April 12, 1973) was born Arthur Grossman in Down Ton Ton Village. ...

Gigi proved to be a major critical and commercial success and the winner of nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture. In 1991, Gigi was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". It is considered the last great MGM musical, and the last great achievement of the Freed Unit, headed by producer Arthur Freed, although he would go on to produce several more films, including the musical Bells Are Ringing in 1960. The film also spawned a stage musical, produced on Broadway in 1973. Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar. ... The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ... Construction of the Thomas Jefferson Building, from July 8, 1888 to May 15, 1894. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... Arthur Freed (September 9, 1894 - April 12, 1973) was born Arthur Grossman in Down Ton Ton Village. ... Bells Are Ringing was a romantic comedy film was released in 1960 and was directed by Vincente Minnelli. ... Gigi is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. ...

Background and production

The idea was proposed by Hollywood producer Arthur Freed during the Philadelphia tryout of My Fair Lady. Lerner owed Arthur one more film based on the contract he had signed with MGM, so he read Colette's novel and agreed to adapt Gigi for the screen. Lerner had a short list of stars with whom he wished to work before his career was over: Audrey Hepburn (she starred in the non-musical Broadway stage version of Gigi), Fred Astaire , who had worked with Lerner on Royal Wedding), and Maurice Chevalier. After reading the novel, Lerner thought Chevalier would be perfect for the role of Uncle Honoré. However, Lerner was left without a composer. Lerner's collaborator, Frederick Loewe, had vowed never to work in movies, but he was charmed by the book and agreed to collaborate on the project, working in France. After a few songs were finished, the duo contacted Chevalier, who loved the songs and agreed to act in the film. Hearing a new melody from the bathroom during one session, Lerner jumped up, "[his] trousers still clinging to [his] ankles, and made his way to the living room. 'Play that again,' he said. And that melody ended up being the title song for Gigi."^[1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... My Fair Lady is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, based on George Bernard Shaws Pygmalion. ... Audrey Hepburn (May 4, 1929) – January 20, 1993) was an Academy Award, Tony Award, Grammy Award, Emmy Award-winning film and stage actress, fashion icon, and humanitarian. ... Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987), born Frederick Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska,[1] was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor. ... French singer Maurice Chevalier with stars of Hellzapoppin at Expo 67, in Montreal, Quebec. ...

The entire film was written, cast, and ready to shoot in four and a half months, except for two songs ("I'm Glad I'm Not Young Any More" and "The Night They Invented Champagne"), which were written in California. Most of the film was shot on location in Paris, but the last few numbers took place in an apartment that MGM decided to construct in the studio in Hollywood. The cast had eight days off between locations, and everyone disappeared except Maurice Chevalier who flew directly to the studio to begin working with Lerner and Loewe on his final songs. At the completion of the film, there was a standard "sneak" preview at a small theater in Santa Barbara. Lerner and Loewe were dissatisfied and offered to buy a percentage of the film, and then to buy the print. (Lerner, pages 175-76). The studio eventually agreed to make changes, and quickly re-shot with some rewritten scenes, re-edited, and re-orchestrated the film. Another preview was held, and the audience reacted not only with appreciation but with affection. The film opened in New York in the spring of 1958 to glowing reviews. The film went on to win the Academy Award for every category in which it was nominated; a total of nine Oscars, more than any other film at that point in Academy Award history. The awards included Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Song, and Best Picture. Maurice Chevalier, although not nominated for an acting award, received a Special Award "for all the joy he had brought to the screen during his lifetime." Nickname: Location in Santa Barbara County and the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Santa Barbara Government  - Mayor Marty Blum Area  - Total 41. ...

Gigi is often identified as the film that marked the end of MGM's production of classic musicals; for example, it is referenced in this conclusionary capacity in two of the three That's Entertainment! retrospective documentaries. In fact, MGM continued to produce popular musicals into the 1960s, and Arthur Freed himself would produce one more hit musical for the studio, the 1960 version of Bells Are Ringing. Gigi was, however, the last MGM-produced musical (to date) to receive extensive critical acclaim and awards. This article is about the 1974 MGM documentary film. ... Bells Are Ringing is a 1960 romantic comedy-musical film, directed by Vincente Minnelli. ...

Plot

The show opens with Honoré Lachaille explaining that in turn-of-the-century Paris, marriage is not always a person's only option. Gaston Lachaille (Louis Jourdan) is a rich bon vivant, much like his uncle, Honoré (Maurice Chevalier). But Gaston is becoming bored with the high life, and his series of mistresses. He only truly enjoys the time that he spends with one of his uncle's old friends, Madame Alvarez (Hermione Gingold), whom he calls Mamita, and especially her granddaughter, the precocious, carefree Gilberte, or "Gigi" (Leslie Caron). Madame Alvarez sends Gigi to her Aunt Alicia's (Isabel Jeans) to be groomed as a famous courtesan in their family's tradition. There she learns etiquette and charm, though she is initially a very poor student, as she does not understand the reasons behind her education. She finds Paris' obsession with making love quite inexplicable. She does enjoy spending time with Gaston however, who she initially thinks of as an elder brother. When her Aunt Alicia discovers that Gaston took Gigi and Madame Alvarez on a holiday together, she is insensed that her sister could do such a thing without consulting her first and insists that Gigi's education must now increase dramatically if she is to catch such a prize as Gaston Lachaille. Mamita is at first shocked, but sees the advantages it could bring to Gigi and so goes along with the plan though neither tell Gigi of their scheming. Gigi is miserable in her lessons, but puts up with it as a necessary evil, though she still seems awkward and bumbling to her perfectionist aunt. A short time later, Gaston comes to visit and is shocked to see Gigi in a rather alluring white gown. He tells her she looks ridiculous and storms out, but comes back later and apologizes wishing to make it up by taking her to dinner. Mamita refuses to allow this however, telling Gaston that with his reputation, a young girl seen in his company might be labeled in such a way as could damage her future. Gaston is enraged yet again, and storms out - this time wandering all over Paris in a fury. It is during this rant that he realizes suddenly what has happened to him. He has fallen in love with Gigi. He returns to Mamita and strikes a business arrangement with her to take Gigi as his mistress, promissing to provide her with luxury and kindness. He comes later to visit Gigi, but is told by her that she does not wish to become someone's mistress. She wants more for herself than to be passed between men, only desired until they grow tired of her and she moves on to another. Gaston is horrified at this portrayal of the life he wishes to give her, and leaves stunned. She contacts him later however and when he returns she tells him simply that she would "rather be miserable with [him] than without [him]." She emerges from her room later that night, prepared to accept her fate and take up her role as Gaston's mistress and for the first time, she appears as a woman, and not a young girl. Gaston is enchanted by her when he comes to pick her up and takes her to dinner at one of Paris' most patronized restaurants; Maxime's. All her awkwardness is gone and she seems perfectly at ease in this world of perfume and people, however, the stares of the other patrons make him extremely uncomfortable as he realizes that Gigi's interpretation of things may have been accurate after all, and he discovers that his love for her makes the thought of her being nothing but a mistress unbearable. Angered by some comments made by his Uncle, he leaves the party with Gigi in tow, taking her home without explanation. He reflects on the situation and finally realizes that he cannot bear to lose her, and he returns to ask her hand in marriage. Louis Jourdan (born June 19, 1919, 1920, or 1921[1]) is a French film actor. ... French singer Maurice Chevalier with stars of Hellzapoppin at Expo 67, in Montreal, Quebec. ... Hermione Gingold (December 9, 1897-May 24, 1987) was an English actress known for her sharp-tongued, eccentric persona, an image enhanced by her sharp nose and chin, as well as her deepening voice, a result of vocal nodes which her mother encouraged her not to remove. ... Leslie Caron (IPA: ) (born July 1, 1931) is an Oscar-nominated, Golden Globe-winning, and Emmy-winning motion picture actress and dancer. ... Isabel Jeans (September 16, 1891 London, England – September 4, 1985 London, England) was a distinguished English stage and film actress. ... A courtesan in mid-16th century usage was a high-class prostitute or mistress, especially one associated with rich, powerful, or upper-class men who provided luxuries and status in exchange for her services. ...

Song list

• "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" -- Maurice Chevalier
• "It's a Bore" Louis Jourdan -- Maurice Chevalier
• "The Parisians" -- Leslie Caron (vocal by Betty Wand)
• "Gossip"
• "Waltz at Maxim's (She Is Not Thinking of Me)" -- Louis Jourdan
• "The Night They Invented Champagne" -- Leslie Caron (vocal by Betty Wand), Hermione Gingold, Louis Jourdan
• "I Remember It Well" -- Hermione Gingold, Maurice Chevalier
• "Gaston's Soliloquy" -- Louis Jourdan
• "Gigi" -- Louis Jourdan
• "I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore" -- Maurice Chevalier
• "Say a Prayer for Me Tonight" -- Leslie Caron (vocal by Betty Wand)
• "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" -- (finale) Maurice Chevalier and Chorus

(Source: [1])

Cast

• Leslie Caron: Gigi
• Maurice Chevalier: Honore Lachaille
• Louis Jourdan: Gaston Lachaille
• Hermione Gingold: Grandmama
• Eva Gabor: Liane d'Exelmans
• Jacques Bergerac: Sandomir
• Isabel Jeans: Aunt Alicia

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Awards

The film was nominated for an Oscar in nine categories, and won all nine. A tenth Oscar (this time honorary) went to Maurice Chevalier. Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... French singer Maurice Chevalier with stars of Hellzapoppin at Expo 67, in Montreal, Quebec. ...

Academy Awards

• Academy Award for Best Picture
• Academy Award for Directing (Vincente Minnelli)
• Academy Award for Set Decoration, Black-and-White or Color – (E. Preston Ames, F. Keogh Gleason, Henry Grace, and William A. Horning)
• Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color (Joseph Ruttenberg)
• Academy Award for Costume Design, Black-and-White or Color (Cecil Beaton)
• Academy Award for Film Editing (Adrienne Fazan)
• Academy Award Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture (André Previn)
• Best Music, Song (Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics), Frederick Loewe (music) - For the song "Gigi")
• Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay (Alan Jay Lerner)

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Golden Globe Awards

• Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
• Golden Globe Award for Best Director (Vincente Minnelli)
• Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress (Hermione Gingold)

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• Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Leslie Caron)
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Maurice Chevalier)
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Louis Jourdan)

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Other Awards

• Writers Guild of America for Best Written American Musical (Alan Jay Lerner)
• Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (Vincente Minnelli & assistant, George Vieira)
• Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (André Previn)
• The American Film Institute ranked Gigi' '#35 in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions.

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References

1. ^ Lerner, Alan Jay. The Street Where I Live. 1978, W.W. Norton & Company, pages 161-62 ISBN 0-393-07532-X

External links

• Gigi at the Internet Movie Database