Weary of the conventions of Parisian society, a rich playboy and a youthful courtesan-in-training enjoy a platonic friendship which may not stay platonic for long.Weary of the conventions of Parisian society, a rich playboy and a youthful courtesan-in-training enjoy a platonic friendship which may not stay platonic for long.Weary of the conventions of Parisian society, a rich playboy and a youthful courtesan-in-training enjoy a platonic friendship which may not stay platonic for long.
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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. Gaston, the scion of a wealthy Parisian family finds emotional refuge from the superficial lifestyle of upper class Parisian 1900s society with the former mistress of his uncle and her outgoing, tomboy granddaughter, Gigi. When Gaston becomes aware that Gigi has matured into a woman, her grandmother and aunt, who have educated Gigi to be a wealthy man's mistress, urge the pair to act out their roles but love adds a surprise twist to this delightful turn-of-the 20th century Cinderella story. —Anonymous
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"It's a bore!"
I can understand why this film won most of its 9 Oscars; it's a grand, lavish musical with beautiful sets and exquisite costumes, and we all know how the Academy goes ga-ga for production value. But how it managed to snag Best Picture and Screenplay from far more engrossing and honest films like "Cat On a Hot Tin Roof" and "The Defiant Ones" is simply beyond me.
The acting in Gigi is fine, and Maurice Chevalier is particularly delightful as the perverted old Frenchman Honore Lachaille. But almost every song in the film is terrible and out-of-place. These boring tunes add another 30 minutes to a snobbish film that already overstays its welcome. The long, drawn out story continues on an meandering and frustrating path until an illogical and anticlimactic ending. Gigi could have been a great movie if it weren't a musical.
I do not recommend Gigi to anyone unless you are trying to learn the history of the Academy Awards or have a soft spot for MGM's hollow, gaudy musicals.
The acting in Gigi is fine, and Maurice Chevalier is particularly delightful as the perverted old Frenchman Honore Lachaille. But almost every song in the film is terrible and out-of-place. These boring tunes add another 30 minutes to a snobbish film that already overstays its welcome. The long, drawn out story continues on an meandering and frustrating path until an illogical and anticlimactic ending. Gigi could have been a great movie if it weren't a musical.
I do not recommend Gigi to anyone unless you are trying to learn the history of the Academy Awards or have a soft spot for MGM's hollow, gaudy musicals.
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- notdempsey
- Sep 29, 2004
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