Gigi (1958 film)
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Gigi (1958 film) is a 1958 MGM musical romantic comedy set in Belle Époque Paris, celebrated for its lavish production, memorable Lerner and Loewe songs, and multiple Academy Awards including Best Picture.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gigi (1951 stage adaptation) | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American musical film
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film ⓘ romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| artDirector | Cecil Beaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Colette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ Academy Award for Best Film Editing NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Original Score NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Sound Recording NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Honorary Award for Maurice Chevalier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Gigi (1944 novella) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Joseph Ruttenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Metrocolor ⓘ |
| composer | Frederick Loewe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner | Cecil Beaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Vincente Minnelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Loew's, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| filmEditor | Adrienne Fazan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
musical
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romantic comedy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Alan Jay Lerner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Gaston Lachaille
NERFINISHED
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Gigi NERFINISHED ⓘ Honoré Lachaille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Gigi
NERFINISHED
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I Remember It Well NERFINISHED ⓘ Thank Heaven for Little Girls NERFINISHED ⓘ The Night They Invented Champagne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfAcademyAwardsWon | 9 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Arthur Freed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Arthur Freed Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | May 15, 1958 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 115 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Alan Jay Lerner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | Belle Époque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Eva Gabor
NERFINISHED
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Hermione Gingold NERFINISHED ⓘ Leslie Caron NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Jourdan NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Chevalier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Vincente Minnelli
this entity surface form:
Gigi (1951 stage adaptation)