2 Movies Starring Hermione Gingold

Gigi

Gigi

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1959-02-04

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

USA, France

Runtime:

115 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (13412 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Alan Jay Lerner (screen play)

Colette (based on the novel by)

Fullplot:

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. Gaston, the scion of a wealthy Parisian family finds emotional refuge from the superficial lifestyle of upper class Parisian 1900s society with the former mistress of his uncle and her outgoing, tomboy granddaughter, Gigi. When Gaston becomes aware that Gigi has matured into a woman, her grandmother and aunt, who have educated Gigi to be a wealthy man's mistress, urge the pair to act out their roles but love adds a surprise twist to this delightful turn-of-the 20th century Cinderella story.

The Music Man

The Music Man

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1962-06-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

151 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (12517 Reviews)

Director:

Morton DaCosta

Cast:

Writer:

Meredith Willson (based on: "The Music Man")

Franklin Lacey (written in collaboration with)

Marion Hargrove (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Confidence man Harold Hill arrives at staid River City intending to cheat the community with his standard scam of offering to equip and train a boy's marching band, then skip town with the money since he has no music skill anyway. Things go awry when he falls for a librarian he tries to divert from exposing him while he inadvertently enriches the town with a love of music.

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