Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star(2016)

movie - first aired/released 2016-06-28 - 53 min - audience 7.5

Documentary, TV Movie

Directed by Larry Weinstein

Leslie Caron, beloved star of Gigi and An American in Paris, is one of the last witnesses to the golden age of American cinema of the mid 20th century. 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 to this day! The film reveals a story told through the prism of a living legend who reveals secrets of her work and life- a world of contradictions, ambitions and dreams, lived by one of its most luminous personalities.