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Summary: This Movie Won an Oscar!
Review: I've come to the conclusion that these reviews aren't very helpful. I mean, we are likely to review only those things we enjoyed, which obviously affects the validity of these reviews. So I have decided to review this relatively terrible movie. Leslie Caron, undeniably beautiful, was perhaps the only thing worth watching in this 90 minute waste of time. The songs were inane, as was the dialogue which also bordered on vulgarity at times. Uh, who came up with the idea that a story about training a girl as a courtesan in misogynist France would be a great musical? This might have been a decent movie if the genre were more suited to the topic - a drama perhaps. I must admit my slight bias - I don't care for musicals as a rule. They're just so petit-bourgeois. All right, some nice things about this movie... hmmmm.... nice costumes, nice setting... that's about it.
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Summary: I LOVE IT!
Review: I have loved this movie since I was a little girl! Maurice Chevalier reminded me of my grandfather. My hubby bought me the DVD and I seriously put the movie on at least once a week! The music is wonderful and it's such a clever and witty story! The characters are all so loveable, especially Gigi. Leslie Carron delivers such a fantastic performance, along with the entire cast that it's so easy to see why it won the oscar for best picture in 1958!
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Summary: A wonderful,lovely movie!
Review: A wonderfully,charming movie,I just saw GiGi for the second time not remembering how good it was. I loved Leslie Caron's portrayal of a girl who is growning up. I also adore Loise Jordan who is devastatingly handsome as ever. I really like the message in the movie; GiGi doesn't want to be his mistress but decides she'd rather be with him than tossed around by some other man. But then Gaston realizes that she is to good for that and that he loves her to much,so he marries her. It just goes to show that he loved HER and not just her body or something. And that is the type of man to marry! Of course I love the songs,Thank Heaven and It's a bore. The only thing I didn't like is that they never kiss! Go see it!
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Summary: I loved this movie!
Review: 'Gigi' is a most wonderful movie. The costumes and settings are gorgeous, and Leslie Caron is just wonderful as the young Gigi. The movie is so well adapted from the novella "Gigi" by Colette, and follows very closely to the book. The more I watch it, the more I love it.
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Summary: a bore
Review: This was one of the few movies I have ever seen that made me want to sleep. Though there are a few good perfomances, songs, scenes, etc, they were few and far between. For some reason none of the actors wanted to sing the mostly regretable score (I can't blame them) leading to a nearly three hour long musical with no singing. To top it all off, the plot is sexist, dated, and unorginal. Do yourself a favor and find another movie
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Summary: Charming and lovely
Review: This film is quite charming. It's beautifully shot on location in Paris. Leslie Caron is lovely, too; she looks so different than in An American in Paris! And she gives a good performance. Maurice Chavalier is clearly having the time of his life, espicially in the first scene, and is wonderful. So is the aunt; she's pretty funny. The lavish costumes and sets are great. "thank heaven for little girls" and "i remember it well" are the best songs, though they probably aren't as good as others in the Lerner&Loewe canon. The last great MGM musical; if you see it, you'll see why.
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Summary: "Gigi" shines like no other musical
Review: Gigi, played wonderfully by Leslie Caron, perfectly illustrates a girl's coming-of-age. As she transforms into a beautiful young lady, it is hard for us to recognize her. However, following though Caron's realistic transformation, we can relate to Caron. Furthermore, Gaston also represent everyone's ideal husband - both friend and lover.
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Summary: Great musical!
Review: Very likable characters, a nice moral, (eat that, Pretty Woman), good chemistry between the actors. And the songs! Excellent, witty, sharp songs. "Gigi" is one of my favorite songs. I liked this better than "My Fair Lady"
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Summary: New life for classic musical
Review: 'Gigi', written for the screen by Lerner and Loewe soon after the incredible success of 'My Fair Lady', stands as one of the greatest movie musicals. And this DVD does it full justice, with a shimmeringly beautiful anamorphic remastering with luscious colour and almost three-dimensional clarity.A special bonus is the original French dubbing of the musical, with Maurice Chevalier doing his own thing, and Sascha Distel standing in for Louis Jordan. Listen to it in French, toggle on the English subtitles -- it's a painless way to brush up your French. 'Gigi' proves yet again that anamorphic remastering is essential to give widescreen movies the highest quality possible -- what a tragedy that 20th Century Fox has just issued the great Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals 'Oklahoma', 'Carousel' etc. in non-anamorpic format. Why bother remastering for DVD if you're not going to strive for the highest quality possible?
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Summary: Must see movie for all Francophiles!
Review: Great soundtrack and movie about a young girl coming of age in Paris. Scenes happen all over Paris and are beautifully shot in color. I loved the clothes and stereotypes from 1950's Paris.
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