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| Category | Dramas DVDs, Music Video Movies, Romance Videos, Recommended, Musical, Classic, Essential Cinema, Dance, AFI Top 100 (1997), AFI Top 100 Passions | | Starring | Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Nina Foch, Oscar Levant, Georges Guetary | | Director | Vincente Minnelli | | Choreographer | Gene Kelly | | Cinematographer | John Alton, Alfred Gilks | | Composer | Saul Chaplin, Johnny Green | | Costume Designer | Walter Plunkett, Irene Sharaff | | Editor | Adrienne Fazan | | Lyricist | Ira Gershwin | | Music | George Gershwin | | Producer | Arthur Freed | | Production Designer | Cedric Gibbons, Preston Ames | | Set Designer | Edwin B. Willis, Keogh Gleason | | Special Effects | Warren Newcombe | | Writer | Alan Jay Lerner |
Winner of six Oscars(R) including Best Picture, this sparkling musical showcases the incomparable Gene Kelly with the lovely Leslie Caron amid the glorious melodies of Gershwin. Director: Vincente Minnelli. Extras include astonishing ultra-resolution picture, making-of documentary, Kelly profile, and more. Musical about a young G.I. who remains in Paris after World War II to study art. Jerry Mulligan wants to live the life of the great painters -- holed up in a Montmartre garret, starving for his art. But the reality is less romantic than the fantasy, so when a rich American gallery owner offers to support him, he agrees -- even if the bargain means joining her entourage of lovers. Then he meets Lise, a young French girl, and instantly falls in love. Unfortunately, she's already engaged to Henri Bourel, an older man who saved her from the Nazis. But when Henri discovers that she cares for another, he gracefully exits, leaving the young couple to a life together. One of the greatest of 1950s screen musicals is a happy collaboration between the grace and athleticism of Gene Kelly and the colorful palette of director Vincente Minnelli. An American G.I. lingers in Paris after the war to study painting and soon falls in love with Leslie Caron, an engaged demoiselle, much to the chagrin of his romance-minded benefactress. This classic musical boasts a 17-minute avant-garde ballet choreographed by Kelly to George Gershwin's unbeatable music. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS garnered eight Academy Award nominations and six wins, including Best Picture and Best Story and Screenplay. Kelly won a special Oscar for his inimitable achievements. AN AMERICAN IN PARIS was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1993.
Gene Kelly received an Honorary Academy Award in 1951 "in appreciation of his versatility as an actor, singer, director and dancer, and specifically for his brilliant achievements in the art of choreography on film."
Film debut for French actress-dancer Leslie Caron, who was discovered by Gene Kelly.
The film also featured the American in Paris Ballet Performers.
Gene Kelly's paintings were done by Gene Grant.
Irene Sharaff designed the costumes for the ballet sequence and Walter Plunkett designed them for the Beaux Arts ball sequence. American In Paris Reviews: "...[A] multi-Oscar winner (best picture included)..."
-- Mike Clark, USA Today "...Minnelli creates a magical, stylised world in which music, colour and movement are all perfectly integrated..."
-- Geoffrey Macnab, Sight and Sound "...For fun and footwork alone, it makes today's competition look positively lead-footed..."-- Kevin Harley, Total Film "[T]here's tremendous wit in its love-letter visions of post-WWII expatriate-artist patronage." -- Grade: A--- Steve Daly, Entertainment Weekly American In Paris | List Price | $20.97 (You save $5.02) | | Studio | Warner Home Video | | Orig Year | 1951 | | All Time Sales Rank |  41540  | | CD Universe Part number | 7705691 | | Catalog number | 1000035911 | | Discs | 2 | | Release Date | Sep 16, 2008 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Running Time | 114 Minutes | | Additional Info | Full Frame; Remastered; Special Edition; Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Full Frame; Remastered; Special Edition; Subtitled |
American In Paris Movie Review American In Paris DVD Keep Case
Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - English, French
Disc.
1.
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - Patricia Ward Kelly
Interviews -
1. Gene Kelly
2. Vincente Minnelli
3. Arthur Freed
4. Alan Jay Lerner
5. Johnny Green
6. Soul Chaplin
7. Michael Feinstein
8. Preston Ames
9. Irene Sharaff
New Observations - Leslie Caron, Nina Foch
Theatrical Trailer
New Ultra Resolution Digital Transfer -
1. Vintage FitzPatrick Traveltalks Shorts Paris on Parade
2. Classic Cartoon Symphony in Slang
Disc. 2
Additional Release Material:
Bonuses
Interviews (10)
New Documentary
Outtakes
American In Paris DVD Awards | Best Adapted or Musical Song/Score, Academy Awards, 1951 - Johnny Green | | Best Adapted or Musical Song/Score, Academy Awards, 1951 - Saul Chaplin | | Best Art Direction - Set Decoration (Color), Academy Awards, 1951 - Cedric Gibbons | | Best Art Direction - Set Decoration (Color), Academy Awards, 1951 | | Best Cinematography, Academy Awards, 1951 - Alfred Gilks | | Best Costume Design (Color), Academy Awards, 1951 | | Best Original Screenplay, Academy Awards, 1951 - Alan Jay Lerner | | Best Picture, Academy Awards, 1951 | | Honorary Awards, Academy Awards, 1951 - Gene Kelly |
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