"Gigi" (1958)
Gigi (1958)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM); as An Arthur Freed Production
Weary of the conventions of Parisian society, a rich playboy and a youthful courtesan-in-training enjoy a platonic friendship, but it may not stay platonic for long.
"Gigi" is a 1958 American musical-romance film directed by Vincente Minnelli processed using MGM's Metrocolor. The screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner is based on the 1944 novella of the same name by Colette. The film features songs with lyrics by Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, arranged and conducted by André Previn.
Genre': Comedy, Musical, Romance
Release date: May 15, 1958
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Screenplay by: Alan Jay Lerner
Based on: The novella, "Gigi" by Colette
Music: Frederick Loewe - Music adapted and conducted by André Previn
Cinematography: Joseph Ruttenberg
Edited by: Adrienne Fazan
Cast: Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan, Maurice Chevalier, Hermione Gingold, Eva Gabor, Jacques Bergerac, Isabel Jeans
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Awards
Academy Awards (1959 / 31st):
- Best Picture
- Best Director
- Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
- Best Cinematography, Color
- Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White or Color
- Best Costume Design, Black-and-White or Color
- Best Film Editing
- Best Music, Original Song
- Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
Golden Globe Awards (1959):
- Best Motion Picture - Musical
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best Director
Directors Guild of America (1959):
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Overall: 21 wins and 9 nominations
* © 1958 - Warner Bros.
"Gigi" (1958)
