The screenplay by alan jay lerner is based on the 1944 novella by colette. It is based on the 1944 novella gigi by colette and 1958 hit musical film of the same name. Directed by vincente minnelli, charles walters
With leslie caron, maurice chevalier, louis jourdan, hermione gingold Gigi is a musical with a book and lyrics by alan jay lerner and music by frederick loewe Reared by two veteran parisian courtesans to be the mistress of a wealthy gentleman, gigi shocks everyone when she falls in love with someone else.
“gigi, you’re from another planet” — or at least paris, france in 1958 The gigi movie, which was released in theaters in 1958, was certainly groundbreaking It follows a young parisian courtesan named gigi (leslie caron) as she begins to slowly fall in love with a rich playboy (maurice chevalier).
