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• Gigi (1958) Chevalier Steals The Show!

  • Chris B.
  • 6/27/11

  An absolutely first class film directed by Vincente Minnelli. The primary characters in this fun filled musical are Leslie Caron as Gigi and Louis Jourdan as Gaston Lachaille but Maurice Chevalier as Honore Lachaille, Gaston's grandfather, all but steals the show. He is perfect for this role and I am so happy that the screenwriter, Alan Jay Lerner, expanded his presence for the film. Chevalier is the consummate player and his melodious voice simply takes you away to another time and place. His smile alone is like a rainbow after the storm on a hot summer's day. See it and then see it again. This film stands the test of time.

• Most Romantic Movie

  • Mary Lou Menning
  • 9/18/10

  I remember the first time I saw Gigi. I absolutely fell in love with Louis Jordan. I loved the music, the costumres. I thought it the most romantic movie I'd ever seen. I loved the chemistry between Gigi and Gaston, all without kissing or touching. It took my breath away. Those were the days!

• Vive Minnelli! Vive Les Oscars!

  • Frank Harris Horn
  • 9/6/10

  Vincente Minnelli struck pure Oscar gold, when he brought this remarkable, charming turn-of-the-century musical to life on the silver screen based on Colette's novel. Leslie Caron stars in the title role of the French girl living in Turn-of-the-Century Paris, who is being to be a courtesan in an effort to snag a husband. Winner of nine Academy Awards including Best Picture, Minnelli as Best Director, Best Screenplay Adaptation, Best Costume Design, Best Cinematography (Color), Andre Previn won for Best Musical Score, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Color) and Best Film Editing. Featuring a number of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's songs including their Oscar-winning title song, "Gigi", "Thank Heaven for Little Girls", "The Night They Invented Champagne", "I Remember it Well", "Say a Prayer for Me, Tonight", and "I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore". Maurice Chevalier, who also stars in the movie, received an Honorary Oscar. Also starring Louis Jourdan, Hermione Gingold, Jacques Bergerac, Eva Gabor, Isabel Jeans & John Abbott.

• Gigi

  • Ray Marlitz
  • 7/23/10

  "Young Woman Trainee becomes Trainor"

• Gigi

  • John Schwartz
  • 3/27/10

  Every time I see Gigi again I realize the baseline in Paris is really the world of Maxim and in Nice the beach and the Casino of Monte Carlo. It is wonderful as a dream and so well acted as if it were real. Film is entertainment and that is what this lovely musical-movie does: entertain. One can sit back with a glass of wine or cognac and enjoy with an enduring smile the charm of Leslie Caron and Maurice Chevalier, with the fine music directed by André Prévin, serving you a performance of indelible quality long gone. I know from real life that Paris and Nice are quite different from that dream, at least for most, but what a lovely dream it is if it were true. That's what film is all about: bringing to live a dream that we would all like to live. Unforgettable.

• My favorite film musical

  • Robert
  • 3/27/10

  This is hands down my favorite movie musical. Everything works so beautifully in this film--the script, the songs, the perfect cast, the production design and costumes, and, of course, Vincente Minnelli at his absolute best. Funny, deeply moving, enormously entertaining. And Isabel Jeans as Aunt Alicia--an immortal performance.

• Been Here, Seen This. . .

  • JW
  • 2/23/10

  I see it's time yet again to gag down our monthly (if not more frequent) dose of Gigi. If it ever occurred, absence might make my heart grow fonder of this film. After all, I like most of the people in it and there's nothing particularly odious about the story or the music, although it's all highly overrated. And yes, the sets and costumes are spectacular. But good grief--when I think of how many wonderful movies I've seen only a single time on TCM and those I wait eagerly to catch in their once- or twice-a-year appearances, it stokes a hostility toward Gigi that a decade of absence wouldn't cure. This one IS on DVD, folks--give it a rest, please!

• Gigi (1958)

  • Jay Higgins
  • 8/17/09

  Gigi has undeniable charm, the cast is terrific and Leslie Caron is perfectly cast as the title character. Hermione Gingold is wonderful in a supporting role. Great music, lavish production but I do feel it did not deserve all the Oscars it received.

• Thank Heaven for little girls.

  • Ben Larson
  • 2/3/08

  It has to be unprecedented. Like the 1972 Miami Dolphins. Nine Oscar nominations and nine wins: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White or Color; Best Cinematography, Color; Best Costume Design, Black-and-White or Color; Best Director - Vincente Minnelli; Best Film Editing; Best Music, Original Song for the song "Gigi"; Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture - André Previn; Best Picture; and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium - Alan Jay Lerner. One of the greatest musicals of all time with incomparable stars like Leslie Caron (The L-Shaped Room, Lili), Maurice Chevalier (The Big Pond, The Love Parade), and Louis Jourdan (The First Olympics: Athens 1896, Octopussy). The sights and sounds of this film will stay forever, and the songs we all know are repeated here: "Thank Heaven for Little Girls", "It's a Bore", and "I Remember It Well". What a show!

• TIME FOR A DECENT PRINT

  • l lipton
  • 1/4/08

  Among the many MGM films in my DVD collection, GIGI is a film in poor shape - full of scratches and such. What about cleaning it up a bit? Titles which are older look much more pristine in comparison, such as Silk Stockings and Les Girls - both from 1957. C'mon, Warner, give this more prestigious film a better presentation for the 50th anniversary of its release!

• Wonderful Movie!!!

  • Robyn
  • 7/1/07

  Great movie! Love the costumes, context and songs. One of the best battle of the sexes movies ever made. Please replay more often!!!

• Vive Gigi!!!!

  • Linda Alexander
  • 5/16/07

  GIGI is one of my all-time favorite movies (musical or non-musical)!!! When it comes on TCM, I try to catch it!! I have to say that it is a light comedy of manners and a "battle of the sexes". Leslie Caron is terrific as Gigi, Maurice Chivalier is delightful as Honore, and Louis Jourdan is elegant as Gaston. The one thing that I couldn't understand is why none of the actors were nominated for Oscars in 1959. What a rip-off!!! The music and songs are WONDERFUL!!! I especially love "I Remember It Well". It is the perfect anniversary song. :-) I also love the costumes that were used for the movie!!! I especially love the "Bird Dress", that's the one that Gigi wore for her debut with Gaston. A woman can wear it today to a big elegant party or ball. Bravo Cecil Beaton!!! However, the only dress that never liked, no matter how many times I see the movie, is the dress that Eva Gabor wore when she, as Lianne, went with Gaston to Maxim's. It looked like it should be in a western on a saloon girl and not at Maxim's.

• The Worst Movie Musical of the Studio Era!

  • Chris
  • 2/25/07

  To say that Gigi is simply a bad film is an understatement. Gigi is boring from beginning to end. The music is dull and the acting is sub-par from some good actors. How this film one best picture I will never know. I love Musicals especially classic ones, but this will put even the most avid musical fan to sleep.

• Interesting trivia

  • Fiona Di Gennaro
  • 2/24/07

  After reading Alan Jay Lerner's autobiography, I discovered that the cat that Leslie Caron holds during the "Say a prayer for me tonight" song disliked being held so much that they ended up having to sedate it. If you watch that song, you'll see the cat is almost limp in her arms. Interesting tidbit I thought !!

• A Wonderful Film

  • Ashley
  • 9/13/06

  As an avid Fred Astaire fan, I was reluctant to see any musicals that did not star him. Recently I rented this from the movie store, having seen clips of it from the letterbox commentary TCM often shows. I was thrilled with it and could not believe how beautiful the scenery was and how charming the songs are. The movie is one of the best ever, and the only reason people might not want to see it is the fact that there are no dance numbers. This however does not detract from the film and should not stop anyone from watching it!

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