Gigi (1958 film) The english movie of the month of the month to be screened at the Russian Cultural Centre.

Gigi is a 1958 musical film directed by Vincente Minnelli. The screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner is based on the 1944 novella of the same name by Colette. The film features songs with lyrics by Lerner; music by Frederick Loewe, arranged and conducted by André Previn.

In 1991, Gigi was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." The American Film Institute ranked it #35 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions. The film is considered the last great MGM musical and the final great achievement of the Freed Unit, headed by producer Arthur Freed, although he would go on to produce several more films, including the musical Bells Are Ringing in 1960. The film was the basis for an unsuccessful stage musical produced on Broadway in 1973.

Weary of the conventions of Parisian society, a rich playboy and a youthful courtesan-in-training enjoy a platonic friendship, but it may not stay platonic for long.

Gigi won a record-breaking 9 Academy Awards (at the 1959 Awards ceremony) : Best Picture , Best Director , Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Art Direction , Best Cinematography , Best Costume Design , Best Film Editing , Best Original Score , Best Original Song

The movie will be screened on Friday, 27th of July 2012 at 6:00 pm At the Russian Centre Auditorium.

Entrance Rs. 100/= only. Please contact the Cultural Officer on 0112 685440 / 0112 685429