Gigi Resources

IMDb has a discussion about this and all things Gigi.

Rotten Tomatoes gives Gigi a decent rating, considering the movie isn't what most people expect these days.

The American Film Institute gives us the goods.

This website takes us through Gigi's transformation from school dresses to Maxim's, showing how Beaton's gorgeous costumes were used to show Gigi's maturation.

Here's a full history of the production, from the Hays Code telegram to crew conversations and spats.

A film blogger lists twelve must-see sights/sites.

Still chewing through all the eras at play in Gigi, the 1900 Paris period piece made in 1958 and based on WWII-era novella set in 1889? Head here to read about that problem from a historian's perspective.

Visit Maxim's, still in operation after all these years.

A comprehensive fan site for the man who played Gaston.

The musical stars Vanessa Hudgens, of Disney Channel and TMZ fame. It closed after 86 performances.

An investigation into the male gaze in both.

Her grandfather worried that she wanted to be a professional ballet dancer and would end up a lady of the evening. Little did he know she's just played one on the silver screen, kind of.

Interested in how accurate Gigi is in terms of its portrayal of women?

New York Times critic Bosley Crowther called the film "an obviously blank-check commission."

Kate Aurthur ranks Gigi as the worst of the best Picture Winners, calling it "the creepiest, most pedophiliac movie ever to win Best Picture."

Getting sick of all the Gigi hate? Read one woman's celebration of the flick.

"Whenever I feel blue, I play Gigi."

Here's some honest-to-goodness archival footage from the time itself.

"A 'new' Fair Lady!"

A YouTube playlist of every song.

Honoré himself speaks with famous Aussie interviewer Binny Lum.

A track of the most popular Oscar-winning songs, from '34 to today.

Want to know what the City of Lights really looked like?

Eva Gabor (Liane) is dressed by Cecil Beaton and his assistants.

Turn-of-the-century French artist Sem inspired Beaton to the max[im's].

The French movie poster for Gigi.

The cast poses for a quick snap after the shooting wraps.

From when Gigi doesn't yet fit her womanly dress.

The grown-up, toned-down shirt-and-skirt number, itself. Those bows!

Someone really liked that skirt and blouse.

Beaton's sketches, and the real things: notice that carved wood? It only appears in Honoré 's home.