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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
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Extended Reading
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Royce 2022-03-19 09:01:07
Just like what Fugaston, the handsome man in the movie, kept talking about, this movie is boring enough. It's actually the best Oscar...
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Melba 2022-03-24 09:03:01
The Paris sex musical series actually changed the context, using non-marriage, jewelry, socializing, and rotunda as representatives of social clichés, and "I want to marry you" instead of "I love you" in other chick movies Be the last sentence that breaks the laws of society. Karen's facial features are a bit ugly in this movie...
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Gigi: Do you make love all the time?
Gaston Lachaille: I beg your pardon?
Gigi: Do you make love all the time, Gaston?
Gaston Lachaille: Certainly not! The only people who make love all the time are liars.
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Aunt Alicia: Liane d'Exelmans has commited suicide... again!