The plot was showing signs of age far earlier than 1951, but everything else about An American in Paris more than compensates.
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An American in Paris (1951)
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Reviews Counted:47
Fresh:46
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.9/10
Consensus: 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.
Runtime: 2 hrs 8 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: 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.... [More]
Starring: Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guetary
Director: Vincente Minnelli
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Reviews for An American in Paris
The combination of Kelly’s dance and charisma, Gershwin’s music and Minneli’s direction makes this a movie that’s hugely enjoyable, even for those who don’t generally look for movies that are packed with dancing.
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A resplendent motion picture.
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The An American in Paris ballet is a work of delirious filmmaking, jumping and dissolving from space to space, swirling around an area, dancers entering and leaving the frame in surprising ways.
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Got only the vaguest connection to plot or character, but it's a gorgeous piece of filmmaking.
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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.
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Top CriticAn American in Paris (1951) is one of the greatest, most elegant, and most celebrated of MGM's 50's musicals, with Gershwin lyrics and musical score
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