Average Rating: 7.9/10
Reviews Counted: 54
Fresh: 53 | Rotten: 1
The plot may be problematic, but such concerns are rendered superfluous by Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron's star power, the Gershwins' classic songs, and Vincente Minnelli's colorful, sympathetic direction.
Average Rating: 7.3/10
Critic Reviews: 6
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 0
The plot may be problematic, but such concerns are rendered superfluous by Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron's star power, the Gershwins' classic songs, and Vincente Minnelli's colorful, sympathetic direction.
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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
Unrated, 1 hr. 55 min.
Oct 4, 1951 Wide
Apr 27, 1999
MGM
All Critics (54) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (56) | Rotten (1) | DVD (13)
Gene Kelly remains one of the best and brightest of the Golden Era musical stars and An American in Paris shows him in fine form.
A grand show -- a brilliant combination of Hollywood's opulence and technical wizardry with the kind of taste and creativeness that most high-budgeted musicals notoriously lack.
Top CriticOne of the most imaginative musical confections turned out by Hollywood in years.
While not nearly the musical it's cracked up to be, this 1951 film is absolutely required viewing for anyone who wants to see the studio system (MGM style) at its gaudiest, most Byzantine height.
...the picture takes on its glow of magic when Miss Caron is on the screen. When she isn't, it bumps along slowly as a patched-up, conventional musical show.
The real reasons to see An American in Paris are for the Kelly dance sequences, the closing ballet, the Gershwin songs, the bright locations, and a few moments of the ineffable, always curiously sad charm of Oscar Levant.
The Gershwin songs are magnificent, and the climactic ballet a tour de force that won the great Hungarian-born cameraman John Alton an Oscar.
It's up there with the very best of Hollywood hoofers.
Seven Oscars resulted in 1952, for once deserved.
It is a little sugary and theatrical and perhaps it has dated less well than other classic Hollywood musicals. But there is charm and a kind of willed American innocence.
Unforgettable musical is great for parents and kids alike.
George Guetary's singing scenes should have been left on the cutting room floor, but Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron are mesmerizing, and Oscar Levant is amusing as Jerry's piano playing buddy.
A triumph for tireless dance advocate Kelly, the Freed Unit, and the American musical itself. [Blu-ray]
The colors, the costumes, the choreography (by Kelly, of course), the music, and the high-definition transfer are all terrific. (Blu-ray Edition)
The DVD edition, which includes Minnelli's other Oscar-winner, Gigi, contains many invaluable extras, docus and behind the scenes of this landmark musical based on Gershwin glorious music.
...the musical numbers have enough life for two pictures.
How can one go wrong with Gershwin, Gene Kelly, and this Oscar winner?
An extravagant charmer.
t's a simple love story, but also a celebration of dance, music and art, embodied in the somewhat synthetic notion of Paris as the spiritual home of the arts, and the painterly aesthetic of the film as a whole.
Vincente Minnelli pode ser considerado um dos principais responsáveis por elevar o gênero de filme musical ao status de arte. Ainda que não seja a melhor de suas obras (estas são Agora Seremos Felizes e Gigi), Sinfonia de Paris impressionou o bastante na época a ponto de levar seis estatuetas na noite do Oscar,
August 9, 2011Super Reviewer
The story wasn't all that bad until they decided to add silly song and dance numbers, which last over 10 minutes long. I was so annoyed with this movie.
September 5, 2010Super Reviewer
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