Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star

2016
53m

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Leslie Caron, beloved star of Gigi and An American in Paris, reveals secrets of her work and life - a world of contradictions, ambitions, and dreams, lived by one of the most luminous person... Read allLeslie Caron, beloved star of Gigi and An American in Paris, reveals secrets of her work and life - a world of contradictions, ambitions, and dreams, lived by one of the most luminous personalities of Hollywood's Golden Age. Discovered by Gene Kelly when she was a teenager, she b... Read allLeslie Caron, beloved star of Gigi and An American in Paris, reveals secrets of her work and life - a world of contradictions, ambitions, and dreams, lived by one of the most luminous personalities of Hollywood's Golden Age. Discovered by Gene Kelly when she was a teenager, she became one of the great talents in the worlds of film, dance, and theatre, still performing... Read all

Director
- Larry Weinstein
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7.5/10

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Director
- Larry Weinstein
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Awards
- 1 nomination total

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Leslie Caron

Self

Peter Hall

Self
(archive footage)

Christopher Hall

Self

Jennifer Caron Hall

Self
(archive footage)

Keeley Hawes

Self

Chichi

Self - Leslie Caron's dog

Fred Astaire

Self
(archive footage)

Warren Beatty

Self
(archive footage)

Tom Bell

Self
(archive footage)

Juliette Binoche

Self
(archive footage)

Maurice Chevalier

Self
(archive footage)

Faye Dunaway

Self
(archive footage)

Judith Engel

Self - Sprecherin
(voice)

Henry Fonda

Self
(archive footage)

Arthur Freed

Self
(archive footage)

Judy Garland

Self
(archive footage)

Cary Grant

Self
(archive footage)

Rupert Graves

Self
(archive footage)

Storyline

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Leslie Caron: Playing "Gigi" really was an enormous gift. And "Fanny" is just one of the great romantic parts. I loved playing "Lili" and I loved "The Glass Slipper." Well, "An American in Paris," that's where I got my start. Just imagine the thrill of working with Cary Grant, the great Henry Fonda, and Orson Welles, and I got to dance with Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire - the two greatest dancers in the world. That was such a perfect situation. The whole world wants to be a movie star in Hollywood - and I did not.

Connections
Features An American in Paris (1951)

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10/10

A delightful piece, so worth your time.

Thank you to Leslie Caron and film makers for this doc. So interesting! I will watch it again with friends. She is one hundred percent a fully realized human being. Not spared the trials of life , she's come through them to possess delightful grace. The visual images and narrative inspire and -like watching all the greats, make me happy to be a female. Go Leslie!