7 thoughts on “TBT: Gigi (1958)

  1. The actress who plays Aunt Alicia later played the Dowager Duchess of Denver in the Ian Carmichael Lord Peter Whimsey series … I always figured that meant the old courtesan retired *very* well :-)
    Also, I find it interesting that all the folks in lower class/ serving roles have Spanish names … did the French aristos / rich folk of the time particularly like Spanish servants?

  2. I find it odd that you think GIGI is too Americanized, as huge hunks of the dialogue are straight from the novella. My favorite in the movie is Maurice Chevalier — once I had the delightful experience of seeing GIGI on the big screen with a full audience, and when he finished “Thank God I’m Not Young Anymore” the audience applauded!

  3. PS: While I love most of the clothes in GIGI, I can’t stand that dress Gigi wears once she’s Gaston’s wife. I always wince when it’s on-screen. It seems such an odd choice for her.

  4. I have to disagree. The costumes in Gigi are gorgeous, especially the white gown. That is a real knockout costume if I ever saw one, and as someone else said, it is reminiscent of the iconic Madame X black gown.

  5. So i LOVED this movie growing up – and Mom frequently threatened me with “Gigi lessons” if i didn’t mind my manners. I didn’t even get the whole prostitution thing until I was in my 20s!! >.< Gee, thanks, Mom!

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