Greatest classic films collection, best picture winners. Gigi : An American in Paris. [Disc 2]
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Arcade Free Library - Adult Videos
DVD GREAT #02
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DVD GREAT #02
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Arcade Free Library - Adult Videos | DVD GREAT #02 | Available |
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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (229 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
883929049677 (set)
Notes
General Note
Title from set container.
General Note
Gigi is based on the novel by Colette.
General Note
Special features: [Side A]: Commentary by historian Jeanine Basinger with Leslie Caron; vintage short "The million dollar nickel;" classic CinemaScope cartoon "The vanishing duck;" theatrial trailer. [Side B]: Commentary hosted by Patricia Ward Kelly and featuring rare interviews with Gene Kelly, Vincente Minnelli, Arthur Freed, Alan Jay Lerner, Johnny Green, Saul Chaplin, Michael Feinstein, Preston Ames and Irene Sharaff, and new observations by Leslie Caron and Nina Foch; vintage FitzPatrick Traveltalks short "Paris on parade;" classic cartoon "Symphony in slang;" theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Gigi: Music, Frederick Loewe.
Creation/Production Credits
An American in Paris: Music, George Gershwin ; lyrics, Ira Gershwin.
Participants/Performers
Gigi cast: Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan, Hermoine Gingold, Eva Gabor, Jacques Bergerac, Isabel Jeans.
Participants/Performers
An American in Paris cast: Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guétary, Nina Foch.
Description
Gigi: Gaston is the scion of a wealthy Parisian family who finds emotional refuge from the superficial lifestyle of upper class Parisian 1900s society with the former mistress of his uncle and her outgoing, tomboy granddaughter, Gigi. When Gaston becomes aware that Gigi has matured into a woman, her grandmother and aunt, who have educated Gigi to be a wealthy man's mistress, request he become her provider. An American in Paris: Jerry Mulligan is a struggling American painter in Paris who is 'discovered' by an influential heiress. She just happens to an interested in more than Jerry's art. Jerry in turn falls for Lise, a young French girl already engaged to a cabaret singer. His relationshp with Lise is filled with romantic complications.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: G (Gigi) ; Not rated (An American in Paris).
System Details
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) or widescreen (letterbox, enchanced); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
This DVD disc is copy protected.
Language
Gigi: English (Dolby 5.1) or dubbed French (Dolby mono.) dialogue, English, French or Japanese subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Language
An American in Paris: English (Dolby mono.) or dubbed French (Dolby mono.) dialogue, English, French, Japanese or Thai subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Caron, L., Chevalier, M., Jourdan, L., Gingold, H., Gábor, E., Bergerac, J., Jeans, I., Kelly, G., Levant, O., Guétary, G., Foch, N., Loewe, F., Gershwin, I., Gershwin, G., Colette., Freed, A., Lerner, A. J., & Minnelli, V. (2009). Greatest classic films collection, best picture winners: Gigi : An American in Paris (DVD ; Full screen or Widescreen.). Distributed by Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Leslie. Caron et al.. 2009. Greatest Classic Films Collection, Best Picture Winners: Gigi : An American in Paris. Distributed by Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Leslie. Caron et al.. Greatest Classic Films Collection, Best Picture Winners: Gigi : An American in Paris Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Caron, Leslie., et al. Greatest Classic Films Collection, Best Picture Winners: Gigi : An American in Paris DVD ; Full screen or Widescreen., Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2009.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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