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Summary:

A musical set in Paris in which a girl trained as a high society courtesan falls in love with a rich and handsome boulevardier.

Contributors:

Minnelli, Vincente

Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986

Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988

Caron, Leslie

Chevalier, Maurice, 1888-1972

Jourdan, Louis

Gingold, Hermione, 1897-1987

Gabor, Eva, 1921-1995

Bergerac, Jacques, 1927-

Jeans, Isabel, 1891-1985

Colette, 1873-1954

Freed, Arthur, 1894-1973

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Warner Home Video (Firm)

Turner Entertainment Co.

National Film Board Collection (Library of Congress)

Languages:

English
French

Language Notes:

Dialogue in English or French; subtitles in English or French.

Main Work:

Gigi (Motion picture)

Included Works:

Gigi (Motion picture)

Gigi (Motion picture) (French)

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Gigi [by Colette]

Subjects:

Courtesans — Drama

Mistresses — France — Paris — Drama

Paris (France) — Social life and customs — 19th century — Drama

1800-1899

Mistresses

Manners and customs

Courtesans

France — Paris

Genres:

Motion pictures

Feature films

Musical films

Film adaptations

Drama

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

System Details:

DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby Surround Stereo.

Performers:

Cast: Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan, Hermione Gingold, Eva Gabor, Jacques Bergerac, Isabel Jeans.

Production Credits:

Directed by Vincente Minnelli; Screenplay and lyrics, Alan Jay Lerner ; music, Frederick Loewe.

General Notes:

MDVD 01069 from the collection of David Simmons
Closed captioned in English.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1958.
Based on the novella by Colette.
Special features: Interactive menus, theatrical trailer, scene access.
Golden Globes, 1959: Best Motion Picture - Musical; Best Motion Picture Director (Vincente Minnelli); Best Supporting Actress (Hermione Gingold).
Academy Awards, 1959: Best Picture (Arthur Freed); Best Director (Vincente Minnelli); Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Alan Jay Lerner); Best Cinematography, Color (Joseph Ruttenberg); Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White or Color (William A. Horning, E. Preston Ames, Henry Grace, F. Keogh Gleason); Best Costume Design, Black-and-White or Color (Cecil Beaton); Best Film Editing (Adrienne Fazan); Best Music, Original Song (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner); Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture (André Previn).

Audience:

MPAA rating: G.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome; 4 3/4 in.

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; stereo; Dolby Surround Stereo; sound

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

GIG 1958 DVD
MDVD 01069

ISBNs:

0790744074

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 012569506022
Publisher Number, Turner Entertainment/Warner Home Video: 65060

OCLC Numbers:

1053036166
47103681 [Invalid]