Gigi (1958)
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Reviews Counted:26
Fresh:19
Rotten:7
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: Charming, sophisticated, and an overall feast for the eyes.
Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: Set in Paris at the turn of the century, this delightful Lerner and Loewe musical, based on a story by Collette, follows a precocious French girl as she is groomed into a would-be courtesan,... [More]
Starring: Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan, Maurice Chevalier, Jacques Bergerac
Director: Vincente Minnelli
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Reviews for Gigi
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 3.5/4 |
Given the shortage of dancing and soaring vocal melodies...Minnelli must lean heavily on personality and a spectacle defined by the pageantry of historic locations, sets and costumes. [Blu-ray] Full Review |
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Gigi is dressed to kill, but if all the French finery impresses the customers, it also smothers the story. Full Review |
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The great Minnelli was surely one of the masters of the American musical, but Gigi was one of his misfires. Full Review |
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8/10 |
...one of Hollywood's most celebrated classics from an era when studios were still making meticulous, tune-filled musicals. Full Review |
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Feminist musical, with Minnelli's taste and visual style, makes for an involving experience. Full Review |
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C+ |
How much one likes it, depends on how much French pastry one can eat during one sitting. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Splendid MGM Lerner and Lowe musical classic in all areas: stars, music, and overall production.
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One of the last great musicals to be written especially for the screen. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Overbaked but enjoyable, and a banquet for the eyes. Full Review |
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It's easy to drift away from the story and become absorbed in Minnelli's impossibly delicate textures, but there is a little something here for everybody. Full Review |
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3/4 |
A gorgeous musical that lacks the nuance and emotion of other films in its genre. Full Review |
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A- |
A quintessential Minnelli musical, a morally ambiguous, sophisticated tale of Parisian decadence, done in sumptuous MGM style, Gigi is the biggest commercial hit of Minnelli and Arthur Freed's lengthy collaboration. Full Review |
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It's like a meal consisting of cheesecake, and one quickly longs for something solid and vulgar to weigh things down. Full Review |
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3/5 |
In the hands of a master craftsman, even this otherwise iffy musical becomes lively, lovely entertainment. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
A charming entertainment. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
A silly feel-good film, nothing that happens is in the least bit surprising. Full Review |
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