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Gigi (1958)

Directed by Vincente Minnelli · 115 min · Comedy, Romance

67.3 TOPICAL score · #888 of 6,776 films

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A home, a motorcar, servants, the latest fashions: the most eligible and most finicky bachelor in Paris offers them all to Gigi. But she, who's gone from girlish gawkishness to cultured glamour before our eyes, yearns for that wonderful something money can't buy.

Gigi (1958, directed by Vincente Minnelli) has a TOPICAL score of 67.3 - ranked 888 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on audience. It won 9 awards from 9 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. Critics: 88% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 82. Audiences: TMDB 6.2/10 (359 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 46 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.

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Critics72
Audience16
Awards99
Historical impact97
Lasting engagement43
Cast40
Legacy & cult status21

Starring: Leslie Caron (actor #467), Maurice Chevalier (actor #598), Louis Jourdan (actor #1,344), Hermione Gingold

“The American Film Institute ranked it number 35 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions.”

Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10

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