The screenplay by alan jay lerner is based on the 1944 novella by colette. The story of an illegitimate waif in late 1800s paris who reluctantly becomes a courtesan and mistress of a young, handsome and wealthy heir. Directed by vincente minnelli, charles walters
With leslie caron, maurice chevalier, louis jourdan, hermione gingold It follows a young parisian courtesan named gigi (leslie caron) as she begins to slowly fall in love with a rich playboy (maurice chevalier). 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
