The Festival of Living Art is the 7th episode of Season 4 of Gilmore Girls. This episode is also titled Love Me or Louvre Me.[1]
Synopsis[]
As the town prepares to serve as last-minute host to the Festival of Living Pictures, Kirk (Sean Gunn) takes Method acting a bit too far and Lorelai (Lauren Graham) tries to rewrite a bad review. In other events, Lane (Keiko Agena) works to convince the rest of the band that she has found their new guitarist (guest star Sebastian Bach of the band Skid Row); an overdue Sookie (Melissa McCarthy) opts to have her baby at home and hires a midwife; and Luke (Scott Patterson) is surprised by a proposition from Nicole (guest star Tricia O'Kelley).
Starring[]
- Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore
- Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore
- Melissa McCarthy as Sookie St. James
- Scott Patterson as Luke Danes
- Keiko Agena as Lane Kim
- Sean Gunn as Kirk Gleason
- Special Guest Star
- Sebastian Bach as Gil[2]
- Recurring cast
- Liz Torres as Miss Patty
- Jackson Douglas as Jackson Belleville
- Todd Lowe as Zack Van Gerbig
- John Cabrera as Brian Fuller
- Guest starring
- Michael Winters as Taylor Doose
- Sally Struthers as Babette Dell
- Nick Offerman as Beau Belleville[2]
- Tricia O'Kelley as Nicole Leahy
- Grant Lee Phillips as Town Troubadour
- Mike Gandolfi as Andrew
- Rusty Schwimmer as Bruce
- Co-Starring
- Brian Berke as Joe
- Rini Bell as Lulu Kuschner
- Lynda Scarlino as Buff Otis
- Gabriel Brock as Chinese Acrobat
Trivia[]
- The episode won an Emmy for Outstanding Make-Up For A Series[3].
- Even though title of this episode is "The Festival of Living Art", it is referred to as "The Festival of Living Pictures" by the characters.
- Lorelai notes that her mixtape includes "99 Luftballoons," the tape she was probably listening to at the hospital in Dear Emily and Richard.
- Lorelai recalls a "John" a high-school volunteer at the hospital where she eventually delivers Rory. He gives her his digits and says "Call me when you get your figure back."
- Lane invites Gil to join the band, in which he will remain for the rest of the series.
- Kirk and Lulu are now dating.
Photos[]
Paintings[]
Gilmorisms[]
MUSIC
LITERATURE
- The Bible
- 1984 by George Orwell
- Oscar Wilde, general author reference
FILM
POP CULTURE
- Sookie – Leave Oscar Wilde here to his reading.
- Lane – I've already figured out that our Spin cover should be against a blood-red backdrop with a skull hovering over us.
- Lorelai – Well, very Norman Rockwell.
- Lorelai – You better do what John Ashcroft says or they may just follow us home.
- Lane – We could dress him up like Angus Young in AC/DC, that school boy outfit.
- Brian – He could have seen AC/DC with their original lead singer.
- Zack – And 1980 is when that guy choked on his own vomit.
- Lorelai – The magazine I was reading that night with a special feature on who's hotter Andrew McCarthy or Emilio Estevez.
- Lorelai – You might want to check that Gumby-Pokey watch, Kirk.
- Taylor – ... of our former ally France
- Rory – You ready for your close-up, Miss Desmond?
- Lorelai – I'm a Weeble, and Weebles wobble.
Notes and references[]
- ↑ The WB – Gilmore Girls
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 First appearances of Gil and Jackson's brother, Beau Belleville
- ↑ Gilmore Girls | Television Academy