How Sad Is Gigi (1958)

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Jan 9, 2015 · Gigi is being groomed for a life of domesticity, although being a mistress would prevent her from legitimacy making Gaston's marrying her at the ...
This is what happens when inspiration knocks. I originally had zero plans to review Gigi. I’d seen it years ago and didn’t care for it, but figured I’d give it the benefit of the …

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A gorgeous and colorful Parisian romp, though the musical that won the 1958 Oscar for Best Picture hasn't aged particularly well, especially in its gender dynamics.

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This is a story about a man who falls in love with a (possibly underage) prostitute. Almost. Sort of. Let me back up and explain. My plans...

" What a pathetic movie "Gigi" would be if indeed it inhabited either of those sad whitewashed domains. Honore is neither Santa Claus nor is he a pedophile ...
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I started trying to watch this movie, but in the first few minutes I see an elderly gentleman oogling pre-teen girls and then a child who appears 6 years old or so...happily thinking of them sexually....

Don't get me wrong, I think the age of consent for men and women should be 16. But for him to be salivating over girls who were depicted as innocent and non-sexual was creepy to me. The single line about them growing up in delightful ways seemed to be a disclaimer, but I don't think it did much to abate an undercurrent of how he would have loved to be the one to grow them up...uggh.

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I watched Gigi when I was seventeen years old. It actually came in a case with two other classics “Singing In the Rain” and “My Fair Lady”. I found it surprising that it wou…

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I had seen Gigi (1958) three times before sitting down to watch it again last night. Producer Arthur Freed and director Vincente Minnelli’s grand MGM musical, written by Lerner & Loewe (My Fair Lady), certainly isn’t the greatest movie musical of all-time. But it is highly entertaining with grade A production values. Watching it again, …

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Gaston (Louis Jourdan) is a restless Parisian playboy who moves from one mistress to another, while also spending time with Gigi (Leslie Caron), a precocious younger friend learning the ways of high society. The platonic relationship between Gaston and Gigi changes, however, when she matures, but the possibility of something lasting seems unlikely since he won't commit to one woman. Gigi refuses to be anyone's mistress, however, and Gaston must choose between her and his carefree lifestyle.

Aug 9, 2020 · She's quite a bit better at playing the mildly sad, more worldly Gigi of the last third of the film, and there are depths here that were ...
A visually sumptuous celebration of Paris and bold colors, marred by its unoriginal story and wobbly acting. Read the review!

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GIGI is a joyous, touching American musical classic set in 1900 about a teenage girl from a poor family in Paris who’s being groomed by her great aunt

Sep 12, 2018 · Gigi (United States, 1958) ... When it won the Best Picture Oscar at the 1959 ceremony, Gigi became only the second “pure” musical (after An ...
When it won the Best Picture Oscar at the 1959 ceremony, Gigi became only the second “pure”musical (after An American in Paris)to win that award. It was a harbinger of things to come. The 1960s would becomeknown as the decade of the musical, at ...

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I’ve always said that when you’re a rich guy who gets bored with the endless parties, the mistress of the week, and the decision making that goes into what new country estate to purchas…

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Gigi won the Oscar for Best Motion Picture of 1958, and picked up another eight, Best Director (Vincente Minnelli), Best Adapted Screenplay (Alan Jay Lerner), Best Art Direction - Set Decoration, Best Cinematography (color) (Joseph Ruttenberg), Best Costume Design (Cecil Beaton), Best Film Editing…