Gigi (1958 film) most French. The winner is Chevalier, in a performance that makes one feel as if you're gagging on pastry… Perhaps if the sweetness of "Gigi" was contrasted with elements of honest vulgarity, the picture could balance itself out… Ten minutes into the movie, you've resolved the plot and are left to wallow in lovely frou-frou. [The film] makes wonderful use of the usual Parisian landmarks, and benefits from extraordinary period costumes and sets." "Gigi" won a record-breaking nine Academy Awards (at the 1959 Oscars ceremony); however, this record only lasted for one year, as "Ben-Hur" broke this record the following
Kong Oscars gate, Bergen Kong Oscars gate. The street's south-eastern end is at Stadsporten, the old city gate of Bergen. The intersection between Kong Oscars gate and Strømgaten, further north, is the location of Zander Kaae's Foundation (, Kong Oscars gate 67), built in the 18th century for a charity and now the rooms are rented to students. On the west side of the intersection is St. Jørgens hospital, an 18th-century leprosy hospital and today a leprosy museum. Directly north of the museum is Danckert Krohn's Foundation, another charity for the elderly, built in the late 18th century. Further up the street, by the