I think we must have created quite a din a lot of the time. When my father used to sing "Thank Heaven" to my three sisters and me, instead of singing Chevalier's correct lyrics, "Thank heaven for little girls, for little girls get bigger every day.", our father would affectionately sing "for little girls get louder every day". Jacques Bergerac plays the skating instructor, Sandomir. Louis Jourdan co-stars with Leslie Caron in "Gigi", and plays Gaston, Honore's nephew. Chevalier died on New Year's Day, 1972, at the age of 83. His experience in musicals and his charming French accent helped him have a long acting career that extended to the late sixties. He and his wife moved to the US in 1920s, and Chevalier began acting in US films in 1929, at the outset of the talkies. He began appearing in musical films in France after returning from combat. Chevalier was a soldier during WWI, and was briefly a POW of the Germans during that war. He was born in France in 1888, and began acting in short silent French films after having started out as a circus acrobat at the age of 12. At the time this movie was made, Chevalier was already seventy years old. Gigi is shown strolling with Gaston in the park, looking quite grown-up but still energetic and playful.All of the men listed are members of the cast, but Chevalier is the one who played Honore.Gigi runs into her bedroom crying, and Gaston leaves, only to come back and ask for her hand in marriage.They go to Maxim's, where Gigi performs her duties just as Liane did before her.Later, she sends Gaston a note saying she's changed her mind she wants to be with him regardless of how awful it could be for her.She doesn't want to live life in a fishbowl, worrying what will happen to her when Gaston tires of her. She consents grimly, but when Gaston makes the proposition directly, she rejects it. Madame Alvarez tells Gigi that Gaston has changed his mind, and wants to "take care" of her.He's disgusted with how she's aping being some kind of real lady type and storms out. Gigi gets a beautiful and very grown-up dress, and is wearing it when Gaston comes to visit.When they return, it turns out that Gigi has been featured in the gossip mags with Gaston, and as a result, her aunt and grandmother kick her courtesan training into high gear.Gigi goes to Trouville with her grandmother and Gaston and has a super-fun time.She very likely cheats, and wins the opportunity to go with Gaston to a nearby beach town called Trouville. Gaston comes over to the apartment and has dinner with Madame Alvarez and Gigi, then plays cards with the girl.As Gaston breaks up with his girlfriend Liane, and swans all over town to demonstrate how okay he is, Gigi follows his exploits as they're reported in the paper.There, she gets her first taste of society, and finds it alternately exhilarating and a snoozefest. When Gigi gets back from the lesson, she meets up with family friend Gaston, who invites her to the Ice Palace.We know that Gigi's being trained to be a courtesan-a high-class prostitute.Privately, Gigi complains that she doesn't understand what the big deal is about ladyhood and romance.It's Tuesday, time to visit Aunt Alicia to learn about how to sit like a lady and eat ortolan for lunch. Gigi is a schoolgirl playing in the park and cutting class.Gigi (Leslie Caron)’s Timeline and Summary
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