Leslie Caron:
[referring to "Gigi"]
Maxim's. The Maxim's of Paris. Absolutely magic, historic place. We had about 150 extras. All the tables crowded, with all those beautiful women with enormous hats, and all the crew, electricians, sound men. It was so crowded. The tempers were very short, especially Vincente Minnelli. The director was extremely worried about the quality. He wanted everybody to be animated, animated. And when we started doing our scenes, Louis Jourdan and myself, he really was very frustrated. And the head waiter was taking us to our place. Once. Twice. We did the scene about four times. And finally, Vincente Minnelli exploded and said, "Can't somebody teach that man to hold the menu!" Silence. And then somebody, the first assistant, came and said, "Mr. Minnelli, this is the real headwaiter."
[laughs]
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05/03/2025 alle ore 07:20