According to one report the cat reacted violently every time Leslie Caron was near it, but director Vincente Minelli wanted to use that particular cat, so they actually drugged the poor animal during its scenes. Kitty Carnage Warning! The cat appears to be extremely relaxed in the film and there may be a reason for that. Later the cat is seen lying on Gigi’s bed as she pets it.Īnd finally Gigi is in her room as she sings the song “Say a Prayer for Me Tonight” to the cat while awaiting her big date with Gaston. Whenever Gaston comes to visit, either Gigi or Madame Alvarez moves the cat to another chair. Several movies the Siren reveres did pretty well with Ms Aurthur. The cat lives in Gigi’s home where she lives with her grandmother, Madame Alvarez (Hermione Gingold) and is usually seen sitting in one of the chairs in their parlour. Friday, FebruGigi (1958): A Defense Kate Aurthur’s ranking of Best Picture winnersis not the worst film list the Siren has ever seen, nor even the worst list she’s seen on Buzzfeed.
Synopsis: A rich, lush musical set in turn of the century Paris follows the story of a young girl named Gigi (Leslie Caron) who befriends a society playboy named Gaston (Louis Jourdan.) Their friendship evolves into something more as Gigi comes of age, but the expectations put upon them by society and Gigi’s guardians may end up tearing them apart.įeatured Feline: Although the Maine Coon cat seen in this film plays no direct part upon the proceedings (and doesn’t even have a name mentioned), it is seen so often we simply must give it a Featured Feline status. Believing they were serious, the company ordered re-shoots, by Charles Walters, and a re-orchestration of the entire score.Starring: Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan, Hermione Gingold, Maurice Chevalier After a sneak preview in Santa Barbara, composers Alan J Lerner and Frederick Loewe decided there needed to be fairly major changes and pulled off a daring bluff by offering to buy the print of the film from MGM and fix it themselves. The theatre was renovated in 1981, and again in 2002, and is still devoted to the work of living authors.īad weather meant that the beach scenes, which were scheduled to be filmed at Trouville, were cancelled and filmed later at Venice Beach in dependably sunny Los Angeles. After WWII, it became one of the principal venues of the Madeleine Renaud- Jean-Louis Barrault Company which introduced the world to many of the plays of Jean Giraudoux, Eugène Ionesco, Jean Anouilh, and Samuel Beckett. Built as a straight theatre, its rotunda became the Palais des Glaces, one of the most popular attractions of Belle Époque Paris, in 1893. The ice skating was filmed in the old Palais des Glaces, which is now the Théâtre du Rond-Point, 2bis Avenue Franklin D Roosevelt, on the corner of the Champs-Élysées. A luxurious 19th century classical mansion, with paintings and a furniture collection, it was bequeathed to the Institut de France and is now open to the public. Meet Ned Sullivan and his monkey Kasey, who inspired the. The elegant house of Gaston Lachaille ( Louis Jourdan) is the Musée Jacquemart-Andre, 158 boulevard Haussmann in the 8th arrondissement. The Gigi & Nate true story is compared to the movie starring Charlie Rowe and Allie the Monkey. Maxim’s, of course, turns up again in Woody Allen's Midnight In Paris. As she gets older, Gigi starts to take finishing lessons from her Aunt Alicia, her grandmama's sis and a fading beauty who hasn't left her beautiful apartment in years. Not only was it a tight space, it’s decorated with every cinematographer’s nightmare – endless mirrors, which necessitated avoiding the reflection of cameras, lights and stray technicians (who tend only to be noticed once the rushes are being viewed). Gigi (short for Gilberte and pronounced 'zhee-zhee') lives with her mother and grandmother, Madame Alvarez. The scenes in Maxim’s, 3 rue Royale, were actually filmed in the famed restaurant, which is where a launch party was held before filming started.įilming in the famed restaurant was a nightmare, with director Vincente Minnelli given only a few days to get the shots he needed. Gigi location: the Belle Epoque: Maxim’s, rue Royale, Paris
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