Gigi is 15. She lives protected in a closed world of women. Her mother, abandoned by the father of her child and preoccupied by her profession as a second-rate music hall singer, handed Gigi's education over to her mother, Mamita, and her aunt Alicia. Both women, in their time, lived the high-flying life of kept women with all the risks and surprises that such a choice entails. They educate Gigi with rigour and austerity, paying strict attention to morality, but not neglecting to introduce her to the refinement associated with luxury and beauty. They want to make of her a complete and accomplished woman, a mistress of seduction who will attract and keep the attention of some wealthy Parisian. For a while at least. This is the paradoxical aim of such a strict education. However, confounding her training, love, in its most absolute and passionate manifestation, takes hold of Gigi. She fights for the right to be the victim of this passion with determination and an extraordinary lucidity.
