An American in Paris (1951)

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Synopsis
Gene Kelly does his patented Pal Joey bit as Jerry Mulligan, an opportunistic American painter living in Paris' "starving artists" colony. He is discovered by wealthy Milo Roberts (Nina Foch), who becomes Jerry's patroness in more ways than one. Meanwhile, Jerry plays hookey on this setup by romancing waif-like Lise Bouvier (Leslie Caron) -- who, unbeknownst to him, is the object of the affections of his close friend Henri (Georges Guetary), a popular nightclub performer. (The film was supposed to make Guetary into "the New Chevalier." It didn't.) The thinnish plot is held together by the superlative production numbers and by the recycling of several vintage George Gershwin tunes, including "I Got Rhythm," "'S Wonderful," and "Our Love Is Here to Stay." Highlights include Guetary's rendition of "Stairway to Paradise"; Oscar Levant's fantasy of conducting and performing Gershwin's "Concerto in F" (Levant also appears as every member of the orchestra); and the closing 17-minute "American in Paris" ballet, in which Kelly and Caron dance before lavish backgrounds based on the works of famed French artists. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Production Crew

Cedric Gibbons	Art Director
Preston Ames	Art Director
Gene Kelly	Choreography
Alfred Gilks	Cinematographer
John Alton	Cinematographer
George Gershwin	Composer (Music Score)
John Alton	Consultant/advisor
Irene Sharaff	Costume Designer
Orry-Kelly	Costume Designer
Walter Plunkett	Costume Designer
Vincente Minnelli	Director
Adrienne Fazan	Editor
George Gershwin	Featured Music
Ira Gershwin	Lyricist
Johnny Green	Musical Direction/Supervision
Saul Chaplin	Musical Direction/Supervision
Arthur Freed	Producer
Alan Jay Lerner	Screen Story
Alan Jay Lerner	Screenwriter
Edwin B. Willis	Set Designer
F. Keogh Gleason	Set Designer
Ira Gershwin	Songwriter
Warren Newcombe	Special Effects

Genre
Musical

Awards
1951 - Best Film - New York Film Critics Circle
1951 - Best Picture - Academy
1951 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1951 - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy - Golden Globe
1951 - Best Picture - Academy
1951 - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy - Golden Globe
1951 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1951 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1951 - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy - Hollywood Foreign Press Association
1992 - U.S. National Film Registry - Library of Congress
1998 - 100 Greatest American Movies - American Film Institute
1998 - 100 Greatest American Movies - American Film Institute

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Martha Bamattre	Mathilde Mattieu
Eugene Borden	George Mattieu
Leslie Caron	Lise Bouvier
Nina Foch	Milo Roberts
Georges Guetary	Henri Baurel
Mary Young	Old Woman Dancer
Gene Kelly	Jerry Mulligan
Oscar Levant	Adam Cook

An American in Paris (1951)

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