The Reluctant Debutante
film by Minnelli [1958]
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The Reluctant Debutante is a 1958 English comedy of manners directed by Vincente Minnelli. The film centers on an American teenager visiting her father and stepmother in London. She is thrust into the competitive world of the London debutante season, where young women are formally introduced to society. The movie was a relatively expensive production compared to Minnelli's other film that year, the lavish musical Gigi.12
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