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The adaptation of the film is not only based on the novel, but also on the basis of the musical, so the producer Arthur Fried first bought the copyright to the original work and then bought the copyright to the musical for $87,000. .
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Before filming started, Arthur Fred spent two years persuading the "Hays Code" review committee to believe that the film was about a satire rather than a tribute to "year-old love". .
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Like the original book, the three protagonists Carly Jane, Louis Jourdan, and Maurice Chevalier are all French .
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The image of "Kiki" dressed in a kilt and shawl and hair in the film was conceived by the director Minnelli with reference to the image of a girl in the works of French cartoonist Sam. Because Sam was a painter that the novel author Camelot liked during his lifetime, she was very likely to refer to Sam’s paintings when she created the character of Kiki .
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Cecil Beaton, who is in charge of costume design, purchased the clothes needed by the crew in Paris. Only the first act of the film prepared 150 sets of fashions, and every indoor scene must have 20 sets of clothes as backup. .
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The film started in Paris and entered the late stage of filming. There was a serious overrun of the film. This is not common in the field of musicals. MGM executives ordered the crew to stop filming in Paris, and the second half was produced at MGM in the United States. Factory completed .
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When the film was almost finished, the screenwriter and lyricist Lena and his partner composer Lowe believed that the 20 minutes or so in the film was too slow. They recommended a remake, but an additional budget of 300,000 US dollars was required for the remake. Lena and Lowe offered to buy one percent of the copyright of the film for 300,000 yuan to avoid the 20-minute broadcast. In the end, MGM compromised and increased the budget by 400,000 US dollars. The crew took another 11 days to shoot. .
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The film cost less than 3.3 million U.S. dollars, but it brought MGM more than 13 million U.S. dollars in global box office revenue, and it was also the highest-grossing film produced by director Minnelli for MGM. .
Gigi behind the scenes gags
2022-01-12 08:01
Extended Reading
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Honore Lachaille: [after Gaston vents his frustration over Gigi's rejection Honore seeks to distract his nephew] Do you know how long it will take you to forget her? Tomorrow noon at the latest. So now why don't you consult your little book and meet me at Maxim's tonight?
Gaston Lachaille: Splendid idea!
Honore Lachaille: I would suggest a redhead. Try Michele, I saw her last night and she looked heavenly.
Gaston Lachaille: I'll call her at once.
Honore Lachaille: You should, she doesn't have many good years left
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[Aunt Alicia leaves her apartment for the first time in decades after hearing Gigi has rejected Gaston. She storms into the Alvarez apartment]
Aunt Alicia: Now, would you repeat that again, please?
Madame Alvarez: She... she doesn't want to.
Aunt Alicia: She doesn't want to.?
Madame Alvarez: She doesn't want to.
Aunt Alicia: Such stupidity is without equal in the entire history of human relations. It must be your fault. It must be! You must have emphasized all the difficulties instead of all the delights. What did you say to the little monster?
Madame Alvarez: Oh no, Alicia! Gigi perhaps is a little slow about certain things but just because she isn't attracted to Gaston Lachaille doesn't make her a monster.
Aunt Alicia: Doesn't make her a princess!