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The plot of An American in Paris is mostly an excuse for director Vincente Minnelli to pool his own extraordinary talent with those of choreographer-dancer-actor Gene Kelly and the artists behind the screenplay, art direction, cinematography, and score, creating a rapturous musical not quite like anything else in cinema. An American GI (Kelly) stays in Paris after the war to become an artist, and has to choose between the patronage of a rich American woman (Nina Foch) and a French gamine (Leslie Caron) engaged to an older man. The final section of the film comprises a 17-minute dance sequence that took a month to film and is breathtaking. Gershwin songs specially arranged for the film include "'S Wonderful", "I Got Rhythm", and "Love is Here to Stay". --Tom Keogh
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I already had a copy of An American in Paris on DVD but without the extras included with this edition. So was I pleased with the extras? Yes, I think it brings out more aspects of Kelly's character which are often hidden - he must have been very difficult to work with part of the time. Stanley Donen's views on "It's Always Fair Weather" emphasises that aspect of Kelly. Turning to the film; it is difficult to disagree with Saul Chaplin on his troubles about re-arranging Gershwin's "American in Paris" suite to suit the film's ballet but surely he exaggerates? Overall, I think it is a great film and worthy of the Awards and Accolades it received. Leslie Caron makes a fine, enticing début in films and if Georges Guetary's voice grates sometimes, it is now difficult to think of anyone else in the part. So what about Kelly's choreography and dancing; surely this is a real pinnacle in his career and has been said we are lucky that he, Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Leslie Caron, Vera-Ellen, the incomparable Judy Garland, Michael Kidd, Howard Keel, etc. were around with Arthur Freed, Jack Cummings, Stanley Donen, Charles Walters, Vincente Minnelli, Roger Edens, Conrad Salinger and Saul Chaplin when MGM had the money to make so many glorious, timeless musicals
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This was Leslie Caron's screen debut and she clearly benefits from Gene Kelly's guiding hand in the film. It's typical of the great Kelly musicals, with some inventive musical numbers and a colourful dance-fest near the end. An American in Paris is not quite as bright and smiley or as funny as Singing in the Rain, but it's entertaining viewing nevertheless, with a bittersweet storyline enhanced by George Gershwin's fantastic music. A particular favourite number of mine is "I Got Rhythm" - Kelly's genuine rapport with the kids as he teaches them English words is pure magic. Definitely worth buying (when's the DVD out?).
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS is one of my favorite Gene Kelly movies. It has so much going for it - great music, dancing and cast. The music is by George and Ira Gershwin and of course it never hurts to have Vincente Minelli as director.
The film marks the Hollywood debut of Leslie Caron and she makes the most of it. Oscar Levant is mostly himself with several memorable lines such as this particularly self-deprecating one: "It's not a pretty face, I grant you, but underneath its flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character."
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Story and Screnplay, Color Cinematography, Color and Direction, Score for a Musical Picture and Color Costume Design. The main competition for awards in 1951 came from THE AFRICAN QUEEN, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE and A PLACE IN THE SUN.
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Wonderful
Wonderful retro to a bygone age. We liked it because we're learning to dance, and we've just been to see the West End production of Singing in the Rain, and seen the recent... Read more
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Published 7 months ago by Miss Scarlett
ARE LYRICS UNIMPORTANT IN MUSICALS? BD
Why then there are not subtitles during the songs?
There's no automatic subtitles when you chose a language, that should be as the songs aren't dubbed (thanks god), and the... Read more
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american in paris
a really good all round family film you can watch it over and over again and notice bits you have missed
Published 13 months ago by mitch
Back home everyone said I didn't have any talent. They might be saying...
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Published 14 months ago by Spike Owen
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Published 20 months ago by AJ
Very Gay And Light-Hearted Musical
Some movies you grow out of!
My old ma's words, who was a wee slip of a thing when this musical was new. She loved it then, mind. Read more
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