Gigi [Blu-ray]
by Vincente Minnelli
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Actor: Hermione Gingold, Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan, Maurice ChevalierDirector: Vincente Minnelli
Brand: Warner Brothers
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Danish (Subtitled); Dutch (Subtitled); Finnish (Subtitled); German (Subtitled); Italian (Subtitled); Norwegian (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Swedish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Color, Dubbed, Original recording remastered, Restored, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.40:1
Running Time: 116 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2009-03-31
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Warner Home Video
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- Leslie Caron plays Gigi, a young girl raised by two veteran Parisian courtesans (Hermione Gingold and Isabel Jeans) to be the mistress of wealthy young Gaston (Louis Jourdan). When Gaston falls in love with Gigi and asks her to be his wife, Jeans is appalled: never has anyone in their family ever stooped to anything so bourgeois as marriage! Weaving in and out of the story is Maurice Chevalier as
Movie Reviews of Gigi [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: End of a lovely era
Summary: 5 Stars
Minnelli's best works and it deserved the nine Academy awards for sure. The Blu Ray version is crystal clear and brings the beauty of this film to life like never before, almost feels like a live performance. The added features are worth the price of the disk alone, especially the enlightening and charming interviews with Leslie Caron. Awful shame they stopped making these beautiful musicals, although I would imagine the cost would be too prohibitive today. Unlike "An American in Paris" ( another favorite of mine ) this film was actually made in Paris and it is almost a travelogue in itself, the scenes and costumes are absolutely are stunning. I would recommend this addition to anyone's collection who enjoys a bit of romance and happiness.
Summary of Gigi [Blu-ray]
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 03/31/2009 Run time: 116 minutes Rating: GAlan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's 1958 direct-to-screen follow-up to their My Fair Lady was--miraculously--every bit as memorable as that stage smash. Set in fin-de-siècle Paris and based on a Colette story, Gigi also is about a girl (Leslie Caron) on a lower rung of society who blossoms into Cinderellahood before our eyes and ears. Thank heaven for Hermione Gingold and Maurice Chevalier as her mentors, and Louis Jourdan as her prince. The screenplay writer and lyricist Lerner always said that Gigi's title song was his favorite of all he'd written, and it's easy to see why--"Gigi" is a transcendent anthem to being transformed by love from an unexpected source. The entire score, including "Say a Prayer" (which had been cut from My Fair Lady), "I Remember It Well," "The Night They Invented Champagne," and "Thank Heaven for Little Girls," comprise a sparkling, rare soundtrack recording that stands alone and can be enjoyed and understood by those who have not yet seen the movie, deprived souls that they are. The winner of nine Academy Awards (plus a special Oscar for Chevalier), including Best Picture, Gigi was the last great MGM movie musical and one of the best. --Robert Windeler
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