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Gigi (Two-Disc Special Edition) 
Actors : Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan, Hermione Gingold, Eva Gabor
Director : Vincente Minnelli
Studio : Warner Home Video
by Warner Home Video
Brand : Warner Brothers
Release Date : 2008-09-16
Publisher : Warner Home Video
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 2
EAN : 0883929003389
UPC : 883929003389
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 116 reviews)
List Price : $20.98
Our Price : $13.15
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Product Description |
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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 09/16/2008 |
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Marketadvisory.com essential video |
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Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's 1958 direct-to-screen follow-up to their My Fair Lady was--miraculously--every bit as memorable as that stage smash. Set in fin-de-siècle Paris and based on a Colette story, Gigi also is about a girl (Leslie Caron) on a lower rung of society who blossoms into Cinderellahood before our eyes and ears. Thank heaven for Hermione Gingold and Maurice Chevalier as her mentors, and Louis Jourdan as her prince. The screenplay writer and lyricist Lerner always said that Gigi's title song was his favorite of all he'd written, and it's easy to see why--"Gigi" is a transcendent anthem to being transformed by love from an unexpected source. The entire score, including "Say a Prayer" (which had been cut from My Fair Lady), "I Remember It Well," "The Night They Invented Champagne," and "Thank Heaven for Little Girls," comprise a sparkling, rare soundtrack recording that stands alone and can be enjoyed and understood by those who have not yet seen the movie, deprived souls that they are. The winner of nine Academy Awards (plus a special Oscar for Chevalier), including Best Picture, Gigi was the last great MGM movie musical and one of the best. --Robert Windeler |
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Blu Ray available at Marketadvisory.de |
FYI. An American in Paris, Gigi and Quo Vadis (1951) were released
in Germany and can be ordered from Marketadvisory.de. PQ is excelent and BD
are region free. |
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Minelli's Masterpiece: Gigi (2-Disc Spec. Ed.) |
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Gigi has always been my favorite musical and this 2-Disc edition brings it vibrantly to life. Every time I see this film, I marvel at Leslie Caron's performance: With only two films to her credit before this, she is absolutely delightful as Gigi and, as the commentator notes, it was crucial that the role be played by an actress who could carry off the gauche, impetuous schoolgirl as well as the glamorous, elegant woman that she becomes. Caron does both beautifully and imbues her with a delightful spirit that makes you never doubt why Louis Jourdan's Gaston falls madly for her. The script is also above-par, brilliantly mixing comedy with more serious moments and the musical numbers move the story forward, instead of bringing it to a crashing halt. The making of documentary is well-made and informative (it includes anecdotes from Ms. Caron) and helps you to understand just how much love, effort and attention to detail went into this sumptuous film, the last great musical from MGM. |
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Gigi Two disc special edition |
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I love this ... and I'm not finished watching it. The subtitles of French version of Gigi many times couldn't be read because they're white on white. It would have been nice if someone would have thought of this and put them on a black background. All in all, well worth the purchase. Watching the commentary on the movie is a must. |
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So... Blu-ray release in the future?? |
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Actually, this is a comment towards Warner Video.. I am in Japan right now, and just bought the Blu-ray GIGI, with all the same trimmings in this version as well. From what I read in the other review about this version, it is supposed to be released in Blu-ray in the U.S. sometime in 2009. WHY DO THEY DO THIS?? Why is it not announced??? So that we have to buy both versions?? Like myself who pre-ordered the U.S. regular version some months back, only to find out that Japan has released the same title in Blu-ray early October 2008? Why do they not announce the release of the blu-ray version in the U.S., if they are indeed planning on releasing it in 2009?? Am I missing some information here? So.. I have the blu-ray GIGI a few months earlier than the U.S. buing public... Big deal, I know, but it is frustrating to have to buy both versions..and early November, AN AMERICAN IN PARIS will have the same fate as GIGI, in Japan.. IT WILL BE RELEASED IN BLU-RAY. So I will have two of this as well. Oh well... |
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GIGI |
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BACK IN THE DAY! WHEN SOMETHINGS WERE LEFT TO ONES IMAGINATION THIS WAS A WONDERFUL ROMANTIC MOVIE. MUSIC, COSTUMES, EVERYTHING IS A DELIGHT AND ONE CAN ENJOY THIS MOVIE WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY. |
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