Gigi

Blu-ray 2008

Gaston is weary of the conventions of society. He is a rich playboy and is the scion of a wealthy Parisian family who wants to find emotional refuge from the superficial lifestyle of upper class Parisian 1900s society. He seeks refuge with the former mistress of his uncle and her outgoing, tomboy granddaughter, Gigi. She is a youthful courtesan-in-training. When Gaston becomes aware that Gigi has matured into a woman, her grandmother and aunt urg...

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Courtesans France Paris Drama

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Rich people France Paris Drama

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ISBN:

1419868799

Uniform Title:

Gigi (Motion picture)

Edition:

[Blu-ray version, Widescreen format]

Description:

1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
mixed
Dolby digital 5.1
video file
Blu-ray disc

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: G

Notes:

Title and credits from container
Based on the novel by Colette
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1958
Special features: Commentary by historian Jeanine Basinger with Leslie Caron; "Thank heaven! The making of Gigi:" new documentary about the turbulent creation of a musical classic featuring Leslie Caron and Vincente Minnelli (in HD); new digital transfer from restored picture and audio elements; 1949 nonmusical first screen version of Gigi, starring Danièle Delorme in the title role and directed by Jacqueline Audry (in French with English subtitles); vintage short "The million dollar nickel;" classic CinemaScope cartoon "The vanishing duck;" theatrical trailer
Music by Frederick Loewe; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner ; costumes, scenery & production design by Cecil Beaton
Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan, Hermione Gingold, Eva Gabor, Jacques Bergerac, Isabel Jeans
Blu-ray; 1080p High Definition; Dolby TrueHD 5.1 surround in English; 5.1 Dolby Digital in English; Dolby digital 1.0 in French, Spanish, German, and Italian
This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players
This Blu-ray disc is copy protected
Soundtrack in English, French, Spanish (both Castilian and Latin), German, and Italian; subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, and Swedish
Subtitled in English, German, and Italian for the deaf and hard of hearing

Control Number:

1041028

UPC:

883929020447

Other Authors:

Bergerac, Jacques, 1927-2014
Caron, Leslie
Chevalier, Maurice, 1888-1972
Colette, 1873-1954. Gigi
Gabor, Eva, 1921-1995
Gingold, Hermione, 1897-1987
Jeans, Isabel, 1891-1985
Jourdan, Louis
Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986
Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Minnelli, Vincente
Warner Home Video (Firm)

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