Leading up to the Oscars Feb. 26, Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips presents a weeklong video series saluting Academy Award-winning musicals across the decades.  

Today’s Oscar musicals video tribute returns to Paris for "Gigi," Lerner and Loewe’s lavish spread of Gallic charm and melody.

Check back tomorrow for Michael’s take on "West Side Story."

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