Gigi (1958)

Taglines:

The First Lerner-Loewe Musical Since "My Fair Lady" See more »

Parents Guide:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Release Date:

4 August 1958 (Brazil) See more »

Also Known As:

Gigi - ett lättfärdigt stycke See more »

Filming Locations:

Auberge de la Moutière - 14 Rue Moutière, Montfort-l'Amaury, Yvelines, France See more »

Budget:

$3,319,355 (estimated)

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Arthur Freed Production See more »

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Runtime:

115 min (Turner library print) (copyright length)

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System) | Perspecta Stereo  | Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Trivia

By mid-July 1957, the songwriters had still not come up with the title song. One evening, Frederick Loewe was at a piano while Alan Jay Lerner was indisposed in the bathroom, and when Loewe began playing a particular melody, he later recalled Lerner jumped up, "his trousers still clinging to his ankles, and made his way to the living room. 'Play that again,' he said." That melody ended up as the film's title song. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Gaston comes to talk with Grandmother, he sits down and unbuttons his jacket. The camera turns to her, and back, he stands up, his jacket has magically buttoned itself, and he once again unbuttons it! See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
[Honore walks through Paris and greets the viewer]
Honore Lachaille: Good afternoon! As you see, this lovely city all around us is Paris, and this lovely park is of course the Bois de Boulogne. Who am I? Well, allow me to introduce myself: I am Honore Lachaille. Born: Paris. When...
[laughs]
Honore Lachaille: ...not lately. This is 1900, so let's just say not in this century. Circumstances: comfortable. Profession: lover, and collector of beautiful things. Not antiques mind you, younger things.
[an elderly woman passes by]
Honore Lachaille: Yes, definitely younger. Married: what for? Now please don't misunderstand. Like everywhere else, most people in Paris get married, but not all. There are some who will not marry, and some who do not marry. But in Paris, those who will not marry are usually men, and those who do not marry are usually women.
[...]
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Connections

Featured in "Final de partida: Episode dated 23 August 2011" (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"I Remember It Well"
(uncredited)
Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Frederick Loewe
Performed by Maurice Chevalier and Hermione Gingold See more »