Gigi
Seen it?1958 | 115 min | Comedy, Romance
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (88% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it won 9 Oscars, though it had a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved An American in Paris or Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 55 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1958: an older pace and style.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
A home, a motorcar, servants, the latest fashions: the most eligible and most finicky bachelor in Paris offers them all to Gigi. But she, who's gone from girlish gawkishness to cultured glamour before our eyes, yearns for that wonderful something money can't buy.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
88% on Rotten Tomatoes, 82 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsVery strong
Won 9 Oscars: Academy Awards: Best Motion Picture, Academy Awards: Best Director, Academy Awards: Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium, Academy Awards: Best Art Direction and 5 more. Won 3 Golden Globes: Golden Globe Awards: Best Motion Picture – Musical, Golden Globe Awards: Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Golden Globe Awards: Best Director. Won 1 DGA Award: Directors Guild of America Awards: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures. Won 1 WGA Award: Writers Guild of America Awards: Best Written Musical. Also nominated for 2 more Golden Globes and 1 BAFTA. Plus 6 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$13 million worldwide on a $3 million budget; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 183K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
- Leslie CaronGigi
- Maurice ChevalierHonoré Lachaille
- Louis JourdanGaston Lachaille
- Hermione GingoldMadame Alvarez
- Eva GaborLiane D'Exelmans
- Jacques BergeracSandomir
- Isabel JeansAunt Alicia
- John AbbottManuel
- Corinne MarchandYoung Lady with White Sunshade (uncredited)
- Marie-Hélène ArnaudGirl at Maxim's (uncredited)