Chevalier and Gingold play their roles with precisely the right mixture of charm and severity, and their duet "I Remember It Well" is among the highlights of the film, while Jeans and Gabor give such great comic turns that their small roles become as memorable as the leads. But the real joy of the cast is in its supporting cast, which includes Maurice Chevalier as Gaston's uncle Hermione Gingold and Isabel Jeans as Gigi's grandmother and great aunt and Eva Gabor as Gaston's current mistress. Caron was born to play Gigi, and is as charming as the awkward youth as she is as the suddenly beautiful young woman Jordan's appeal as the worldly and world weary Gaston is tremendous. Still something of a gawky schoolgirl, Gigi (Leslie Caron) is being trained to become a courtesan, and when she suddenly blossoms she captures the heart of Paris sophisticate Gaston Lachaille (Louis Jourdan.) But much to her family's horror, when the arrangements are completed Gigi suddenly declines! The cast is absolutely flawless.
LOUIS.īased on a novella by Colette, GIGI tells the story of a French family of the belle epoch-a family, it seems, of women who have made their living from the favors of famous men. It is also one of the few titles consistently mentioned when critics dispute which film should be considered the single finest musical ever created by Hollywood, a film that rivals the likes of SINGIN' IN THE RAIN and MEET ME IN ST.
Reviewed by gftbiloxi 10 / 10 The Last of the "Golden Age" MusicalsĪlthough MGM and other studios would continue in the genre for several more years, GIGI is the last great musical of Hollywood's golden age.
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