LESLIE CARON, 2 RARE DVDs, BIOGRAPHY & DOCUMENTARY Lili, Gigi ~ Rare Promo DVDs

Description: These are 2 promotional DVDs from TCM (Turner Classic Movies) on Leslie Caron. Promotional DVDs are just like commercial DVDs except they have no colorful labels and come in plain, plastic sleeves. See my other items for more rare documentaries on Hollywood stars. Buy 2 or more items and get free shipping (within the USA). The first DVD is Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star (2006) 75 minutes Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star begins in the present and unfolds as a journey that takes us back to a glorious time in Hollywood--a story seen through the prism of a living legend who reveals stories of a life lived large and with passion. It offers a rare and privileged glimpse into the world of the beloved icons of film, dance and theatre of the 20th century−-a world of contradictions, ambitions, dreams, nostalgia and intense emotion−through one of its most luminous personalities. Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star reveals the glamour, triumphs and disappointments of a spectacular career and turbulent personal life. The second DVD is Private Screenings: Leslie Caron (1999) 47 minutes. The star of Lili (1953) and Gigi (1958) will share highlights from her career and life in a rare one-hour interview with TCM network host Robert Osborne in Private Screenings: Leslie Caron (1999). Caron was discovered by Gene Kelly in a French ballet company in 1948. He remembered her performance when he was trying to convince MGM's executives to cast a real French girl as his leading lady in An American in Paris. He flew to Paris to test her, and two weeks later the studio offered the 19-year-old dancer the role. An American in Paris was a huge hit, turning Caron into an overnight star. She followed her success with an Oscar®-nominated performance in Lili (1953); Daddy Long Legs (1955), in which she teamed with Fred Astaire; and Gigi. By that time, Caron had given up dancing and was ready to switch to dramatic roles. She scored a major hit in a re-make of Fanny (1961), which co-starred Charles Boyer and Maurice Chevalier, then won a second Oscar® nomination for a strong dramatic turn as an unwed mother in The L-Shaped Room (1963). By this time, however, Caron had returned to Europe and played only occasional roles in American films. She co-starred as Anthony Hopkins's wife in the pioneering miniseries QB VII (1974) and played legendary actress Alla Nazimova in Valentino (1977), Rudolph Nureyev in the title role. Since then, she has worked for such great directors as Francois Truffaut (The Man Who Loved Women,1977), Kristoff Zanussi (Contract,1980, Imperativ,1982 and The Unapproachable,1982) and Louis Malle (Damage,1992). Her American appearances have included a 1981 guest stint on the series Falcon Crest and the 1996 miniseries The Ring, adapted from Danielle Steele's bestseller. BW & C-47m. Closed Captioning.

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