Stuck in the MiddleJust like Britney, Gigi's not a girl, not yet a woman. But, uh, unlike Britney, Gigi seems completely innocent at first—she has no idea what's in store for her. When we meet he...

Bored!Gaston Lachaille is the heir to a sugar fortune so large that he's bored of making money. In fact, he's fashionably bored of everything around him, from the fact that leaves are always green...

And Here's Your HostHonoré Lachaille is a jolly, wealthy old fellow, full of zest for life and bemused by all the goings-on in Paris society. He's absolutely charming—an incurable Paris-in-the-s...

Madame Alvarez's life as a courtesan hasn't resulted in much to live on. Translation: she's poor.In Colette's novella, we're told that Madame took the name of a Spanish former lover. It's significa...

Aunt Alicia is like Big Edie meets Henry Higgins. She's the most stunning shut-in you've ever seen, polishing her jewelry collection and telling her great niece Gigi about the shahs and kings of lo...

The butt of the joke, the broken-hearted cheater with a penchant for handsome skating instructors—that's Liane, Gaston's latest. Her character is more shallow than a kiddie pool. But when Gaston,...

Manuel is Honoré's man-servant, attending to his needs and listening to his stories. His main function seems to be to agree with everything Honoré thinks or says, and remind him about all his pas...

Handsome Sandomir is Liane's crush, much to Gaston's shock. He's just a skating teacher, but he's got something that Gaston doesn't, at least in Liane's eyes. As a lower-class man, he has no option...