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Editor's Note
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, blossoming into a stunning woman. The story provides plenty of opportunity for Minnelli and MGM to pull out all the stops in its first musical production shot on location. Paris and Leslie Caron never looked lovelier, and Louis Jourdan and Maurice Chevalier are so French, no? Songs include: "Gigi," "Thank Heaven for Little Girls," and "Ah, Yes, I Remember It Well." Academy Award Nominations: 9. Academy Awards: 9, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best (Adapted) Screenplay.
| Features | Region 1 | | Snap Case | | Letterbox - 1.85 | | Audio:
| Dolby Digital Stereo - English | | Additional Release Material:
| Trailers: Theatrical Trailer |
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| Technical Info
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Warner Home Video |
| Release Date: 6/18/2007 |
| Running Time: 115 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1958 | | Catalog ID: 65060 | | UPC: 00012569506022 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French | | Video: Color |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Academy Awards (1958) |  | Winner, Best Costume Design (b&w or Color) | | Winner, Best Film Editing | | Winner, Best Picture | | André Previn, Winner, Best Adapted or Musical Song/Score | | Vincente Minnelli, Winner, Best Director | | Joseph Ruttenberg, Winner, Best Cinematography | | Arthur Freed, Winner, Best Art Direction - Set Decoration (b&w or Color) | | Alan Jay Lerner, Winner, Best Adapted Screenplay | | Alan Jay Lerner, Winner, Best Original Song | | Frederick Loewe, Winner, Best Original Song |
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"...Widely regarded as the last of the great MGM musicals..." 10/19/1994 p.10DChicago Sun-Times
"...A marvelous, original work..." 03/01/1996 p.33 Sight and Sound
"...Louis Jourdan is as charming a rake as he was in LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN..." 05/01/2000 p.66 Total Film
"[A] sublime riff on Pygmalion..." 02/01/2004 p.121 Entertainment Weekly
"[A] Parisian valentine...garnished with lots of actual locations." -- Grade: A 09/19/2008 p.56 |
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