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Gigi (1958)

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Average Rating: 7.1/10
Reviews Counted: 27
Fresh: 20 | Rotten: 7

It may not be one of Minnelli's best, but the charming and flawlessly acted Gigi still offers enough visual and musical treats to satisfy.

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Critic Reviews: 4
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It may not be one of Minnelli's best, but the charming and flawlessly acted Gigi still offers enough visual and musical treats to satisfy.

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Leslie Caron plays Gigi, a young girl raised by two veteran Parisian courtesans (Hermione Gingold and Isabel Jeans) to be the mistress of wealthy young Gaston (Louis Jourdan). When Gaston falls in love with Gigi and asks her to be his wife, Jeans is appalled: never has anyone in their family ever stooped to anything so bourgeois as marriage! Weaving in and out of the story is Maurice Chevalier as an aging boulevardier who, years earlier, had been in love with Gingold's character. Chevalier gets

Apr 27, 1999

MGM Home Entertainment

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All Critics (27) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (24) | Rotten (7) | DVD (18)

The performances are well nigh faultless.

March 26, 2009 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
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Gigi is dressed to kill, but if all the French finery impresses the customers, it also smothers the story.

February 18, 2009 Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | Comment
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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.

December 13, 2006 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment
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A charming entertainment.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
New York Times
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Charming, pretty 1950s musical with dated gender roles.

April 27, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Common Sense Media

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]

April 5, 2009 Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | Comment

...with a strong cast, splendid songs, and wonderful costumes and settings, Gigi continues to entertain. (Blu-ray Edition)

April 2, 2009 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
Movie Metropolis

The great Minnelli was surely one of the masters of the American musical, but Gigi was one of his misfires.

September 11, 2008 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | Comment
Combustible Celluloid

...one of Hollywood's most celebrated classics from an era when studios were still making meticulous, tune-filled musicals.

September 5, 2008 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
Movie Metropolis

Feminist musical, with Minnelli's taste and visual style, makes for an involving experience.

August 8, 2008 Full Review Source: Classic Film and Television | Comment
Classic Film and Television

How much one likes it, depends on how much French pastry one can eat during one sitting.

March 17, 2008 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Splendid MGM Lerner and Lowe musical classic in all areas: stars, music, and overall production.

February 17, 2008 Comment
Video-Reviewmaster.com

One of the last great musicals to be written especially for the screen.

January 28, 2008 Full Review Source: Film4 | Comment

Overbaked but enjoyable, and a banquet for the eyes.

December 13, 2006 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
TV Guide's Movie Guide

A gorgeous musical that lacks the nuance and emotion of other films in its genre.

November 15, 2006 Full Review Source: Oscar Guy | Comment
Oscar Guy

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.

July 17, 2006 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Comment

It's like a meal consisting of cheesecake, and one quickly longs for something solid and vulgar to weigh things down.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment

In the hands of a master craftsman, even this otherwise iffy musical becomes lively, lovely entertainment.

February 23, 2005 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Gigi

I like the scene of Jourdan reconsidering at the fountain - done entirely in silhouette. It's a beautiful little dance.I wonder what other movies might look like with Maurice Chevalier as the narrator. "Oh 'ello! Bonjour! Zis ees New York en 1970 et ziis ees my bon ami Travis!. Pauvre Travis..."

April 10, 2007
brooklynspo

Super Reviewer

Na cerimônia do Oscar de 1959, Gigi conseguiu a façanha de levar para casa os nove prêmios para os quais havia sido indicado, incluindo o disputado Melhor Filme e ainda uma estatueta especial para Maurice Chevalier. Fruto da colaboração do diretor Vincente Minnelli e do lendário produtor Arthur Freed, este seria

May 23, 2009
Matheus Carvalho

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