Title: An American In Paris

Date: 1951
Type: Musical / Romance
Rating: 4/5
Colour: Yes
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Producer: Arthur Freed

Comment
An American painter (Gene Kelly) in Paris is discovered by a welathy divorcee (Nina Foch ) whilst he falls in love with a with a woman (Leslie Caron) going out with one of his friends. This is one of the classic MGM musicals. It is a Hollywood version of Paris and the plot is nothing much, though Nina Foch brings some charm and elegance to the film and Leslie Caron brings her ballet skills. What makes the film are the song and dance numbers between Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron that reaches their height in the number where he his tap dancing and she is ballet dancing on her toes. There is a final scene with a long dance sequence that was very expensive to make but epitomises the MGM technicolour musical.
Actors
Gene Kelly
Leslie Caron
Osacr Levant
Georges Guetary
Nina Foch
Oscars
Won - Best Picture + 5 other wins
Nomination - Best Director Vincente Minnelli + 1 other win
 
Music and Lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin