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Have you realised Gershwin died the same age as Mozart. Finally got a DVD copy so I could see the whole thing. Strange that "Singing in the Rain" wasn't even nominated for Best Picture the following year, yet has since far overtaken this musical in popularity. Maybe, they just didn't want a Kelly-starring musical to win twice in a row? I too rate "Singing. somewhat higher than this film, but I still am not shocked that it won Best Picture. Many people seem to see this film as a stepping stone toward "Singing. br> Gene Kelly, of course, was the male lead, playing Jerry: a struggling 'young' American artist in Paris, having stayed in Paris after discharged from the army after the war was finished. He had 2 supporting actors:
Oscar Levant played a 45y.o. 'young' struggling concert pianist, and friend of Jerry. One reason he was included was that he had been a friend of the deceased George Gershwin, whose music was being featured. He usually supplied a bit of light comedy, as well.
Singer and actor Georges Guetary as Henri, was Kelly's rival for the romantic attention of the female lead: young Leslie Caron. She was 19 or 20 vs. the 38 or 36 of her 2 suitors, not an unusual age spread in Hollywood films. The following year, Debbie Reynolds, the same age, took her place in "Singing in the Rain. Leslie seemed like an ingénue pixie, who happened to be a very talented ballerina and all around dancer of the type Kelly was looking for. Apparently, Leslie did not yet know much English, which was one reason she didn't talk that much. However, her speech was clear.
Leslie(as Lise) had somewhat of a romantic rival in Nina Foch(as Milo) who is characterized as a striking looking blond, a charming, rich, sophisticated American divorcée, a mere 10 years Kelly's junior. Clearly she was more attracted to Kelly than he was to her. She picked up struggling young artists and musicians as 'boy toys' in return, giving them financial or other assistance. Clearly, the typical Hollywood formula was for Kelly's character to prefer the apparently naïve teenager over her shopworn older rival. The screenplay doesn't disappoint in this regard.
Oscar has a curious segment by himself in which he clearly demonstrates his phenomenal piano playing in front of an orchestra, which seems to be made up of copies of himself, rather like the many images of Fred Astaire dancing, in one of his films.(I wonder what Oscar had been smoking. br> Several times Kelly cavorts with some street kids, most notably when he sings and dances to "I Got Rhythm. We might wonder why Jerry can't make a living as a dancer, instead of struggling as a painter.
Part of the comedy is that Jerry and Henri don't know they are dating the same girl. But Oscar, who knows them both well, does know this, and is sitting with them in a café, where each describes his girl.
Kelly and Leslie don't do a show-type dance until well into the film, when they are romancing by the Seine, late in the evening. They sing and dance to "Our Love is Here to Stay.
Henri's biggest stage moment comes when he sings "A Stairway to Paradise" while going up and down a stairway, on which a bevy of showgirls are descending, like goddesses from heaven.
Leslie finally tells Jerry that she's going to marry Henri, although she loves him too. Jerry is very disappointed, and immediately arranged a date with Nina for a New Year's party.(Didn't look like winter to me! Leslie and Henri also are at this party. Later, they drive off to get married, as Jerry waves a sad goodbye. But, a little while later, their car returns, while Kelly is still outside. Leslie pops out of the car, and guess what happens? Yes, pretty contrived.
Before the New Year's party, Jerry had a very elaborate daydream: the 17 min. ballet. Unlike some reviewers, I enjoyed this. He dreams he is searching for Leslie, and finally finds her when she is dancing. Kelly had a solo ballet number in most of his later films. In some, such as this one and in "On the Town" he is lamenting his apparent loss of his new found love. In his subsequent films "Singing in the Rain. Brigadoon" and "Always Fair Weather" his solo ballet serves to express his happiness in fining a new love, rather than his fear of losing such.
Cyd Charisse was originally slated to take the role filled by Leslie, but a pregnancy nixed that plan. For her replacement, Kelly wanted a French girl who could do her style of dancing, and discovered Leslie.
Director Vincent Minelli had or would later work with Kelly in the musicals "The Pirate" and "Brigadoon. Both these films had disappointing Box Office reception, but I enjoyed them.

My 14-year-old self loooooved musicals. Like, sing-into-my-hairbrush, audition-for-everything loved. RENT? I saw it live. I had big ol’ roles in my high school’s productions of The Wizard of Oz and The Secret Garden and recreated that fork-as-a-comb scene from The Little Mermaid, oh, always. But as I got older – and a bit more cynical – all that singing and dancing lost a tiny bit of its luster. I was annoyed by songs that didn’t seem to fit into the plot and I was fairly sure gang turf wars weren’t solved by dance offs. I still loved Pitch Perfect and Empire … but not quite as much as I would have circa 1997. So I wasn’t sure what to expect when I checked   out An American In Paris from my library. Would I be able to suspend my So Adult disbelief and eye rolls and just enjoy the costumes and dancing and fluttering eyelashes? Yes. (mostly. ) An American In Paris  centers on Jerry Mulligan, an ex-GI who has stayed in Paris post-war to paint. He and his French friend Henri inadvertently fall for the same perfume store clerk, a shockingly young woman name Lise. Add to this a rich, ‘older woman’ who wants to ‘sponsor’ Jerry’s work and hijinks, obviously, ensue. Some commentary, in bullet point form: * Gene Kelly dances with such joy I’m convinced he’d be tappity tapping around flower markets with little French children even if he weren’t a famous movie star. It was all I could do not to google ‘adult tap classes’ ten minutes into watching this. * Gene Kelly was only 5’7″! His ‘older woman sponsor’ was played by Nina Foch – who was 5’9″ … daring casting for the day, no? * Women of the 1950s: HOW U GET UR WAIST SO SMALL? Really and truly, how did you do that? I mean, it’s unlikely that I’d actually do whatever you did because I like my comfy, stretchy yoga pants, but I’m just saying: I’m impressed. * Let’s take a moment to roll our eyes and make gagging noises that the age difference between the male characters and the female character they’re both pursuing is 19 years. Gross, guys. * The tiny houses we currently love don’t have a thing on Jerry’s studio apartment. Note to self: sleep on a cot that’s on pulleys. * Henri is supposedly an ‘aging cabaret singer’ but the actor was actually three years younger than Gene Kelly. Enter: distinguished graying at the temples. How do I know all this? Because my friends and I googled it between brie and nut pate. Apparently I can’t completely lose myself in musicals anymore. How do you feel about musicals? Did you love them – do you still? What are your favorites? P. S. Other well-known movies I watched for the first time: Casablanca (pretty good) and The Godfather ( really good! ) photos by fanpop // classic hollywood central // the red list // daley screening.
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Watch Free An American in paris. Watch An AmerICan in PARiS movie with english subtitles. Watch An American in movie 123movies. Written by Rimsky, arranged by Korsakov ~Joe Franklin. How much cannons do you want Tchaikovsky: YES. An American in Paris Theatrical release poster Directed by Vincente Minnelli Produced by Arthur Freed Written by Alan Jay Lerner Starring Gene Kelly Leslie Caron Oscar Levant Georges Guétary Nina Foch Music by George Gershwin Lyrics: Ira Gershwin Musical direction: Johnny Green Saul Chaplin Cinematography Alfred Gilks Ballet: John Alton Edited by Adrienne Fazan Production company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributed by Loew's Inc. [1] Release date October 4, 1951 (New York) [2] January 11, 1952 (USA) Running time 113 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $2. 7 million [3] Box office $7 million [3] An American in Paris is a 1951 American musical comedy film inspired by the 1928 orchestral composition An American in Paris by George Gershwin. Starring Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guétary, and Nina Foch, the film is set in Paris, and was directed by Vincente Minnelli from a script by Alan Jay Lerner. The music is by George Gershwin, with lyrics by his brother Ira, with additional music by Saul Chaplin, the music director. The story of the film is interspersed with dance numbers choreographed by Gene Kelly and set to Gershwin's music. [4] MGM executive Arthur Freed bought the Gershwin musical catalog from George's brother Ira in the late 1940s, since George died in 1937. [4] Some of the tunes in this catalog were included in the movie, such as " I Got Rhythm " and " Love Is Here to Stay ". [4] Other songs in the movie include " I'll Build A Stairway to Paradise " and " 'S Wonderful ". The climax of the film is "The American in Paris" ballet, a 17-minute dance featuring Kelly and Caron set to Gershwin's An American in Paris. [4] The ballet sequence cost almost half a million dollars to shoot. [4] It was filmed on 44 sets in MGM's back lot. [4] An American in Paris was an enormous success, garnering eight Academy Award nominations and winning six (including Best Picture), as well as earning other industry honors. In 1993, it was selected for preservation by the United States Library of Congress in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". [5] It is ranked #9 among AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals. Plot [ edit] American World War II veteran Jerry Mulligan ( Gene Kelly) is an exuberant expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend and neighbor, Adam Cook ( Oscar Levant), is a struggling concert pianist and longtime associate of a French singer, Henri Baurel ( Georges Guétary). At the ground-floor bar, Henri tells Adam about his cultured girlfriend, Lise Bouvier ( Leslie Caron). Jerry joins them later, before going out to sell his art. A lonely society woman and heiress, Milo Roberts ( Nina Foch), finds Jerry displaying his paintings in Montmartre and takes an interest in him and his art. She brings him to her apartment to pay for his works, and invites him to a dinner party she is throwing later that night. After singing with French children on the way home (" I Got Rhythm "), Jerry goes up to Milo's apartment. He quickly finds out the "party" is actually a one-on-one date, and tells Milo he has no interest in being a paid escort. When he attempts to leave after giving her money back, she insists she is only interested in his art. They go to a crowded bar, and Milo offers to sponsor an art show for Jerry as a friendly gesture. Some of Milo's friends arrive, and while sitting with them, Jerry sees Lise seated with friends at the next table, and is instantly smitten. He ignores Milo and her acquaintances, and instead pretends to know Lise already and dances with her. She is standoffish and gives Jerry a wrong phone number, but is innocently corrected by someone at her table. Milo is upset by Jerry's behaviour and suddenly decides to go home. On their way home she tells Jerry he was very rude cavorting with a girl he does not know while in her presence; tired of Milo, Jerry gets out of the car and bids her farewell. The next day, Jerry calls Lise at her work, but she tells him to never call her again. Jerry and Milo meet at a cafe, and she informs him a collector is interested in his paintings and she arranged a showing later that day. Before going to the showing, he goes to the parfumerie where Lise works and she consents to a late dinner with him. She does not want to be seen eating with him in public, but they share a romantic song and dance on the banks of the Seine River in the shadows of Notre Dame. However, she quickly rushes off to meet Henri after his performance (" I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise "), where Henri tells her he has been asked to go on a tour of America and asks her to marry him. Later, Adam humorously daydreams he is performing Gershwin's Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra for a gala audience in a concert hall. As the scene progresses, Adam is also revealed to be the conductor, other members of the orchestra, and even an enthusiastic audience member applauding himself at the end. Milo gets Jerry an art studio and tells him she has planned an exhibition of his work in three months. He initially refuses the studio because he does not have the money for it, but eventually accepts it under the condition he pay Milo back when his art proceeds allow him. Roughly a month later and after much courting, Lise abruptly runs off when she and Jerry arrive by taxi at his apartment. When Jerry complains to Adam, Adam is shocked to realize both Henri and Jerry are involved with the same woman. Henri and Jerry discuss the woman they each love ( " 'S Wonderful "), unaware she is the same woman. That night, Jerry and Lise reunite in the same place on the banks of the Seine close to Notre Dame. She informs him she is marrying Henri the next day and going to America. Lise feels a sense of duty to Henri, to whom she feels indebted for keeping her safe during World War II. She and Jerry proclaim their love for each other. Feeling slighted, Jerry invites Milo to the art students' masked ball and kisses her. At the raucous party, with everyone in black-and-white costumes, they meet Henri and Lise, and Jerry finally tells Milo about his feelings for Lise. Henri overhears Jerry and Lise saying goodbye to each other, and realizes the truth. As Henri and Lise drive away, Jerry daydreams about being with Lise all over Paris to the tune of the George Gershwin composition An American in Paris. His reverie is broken by a car horn, the sound of Henri bringing Lise back to him. They embrace as the Gershwin composition (and the film) ends. Cast [ edit] Gene Kelly as Jerry Mulligan Leslie Caron as Lise Bouvier Oscar Levant as Adam Cook Georges Guétary as Henri "Hank" Baurel Nina Foch as Milo Roberts Eugene Borden as Georges Mattieu John Eldredge as Jack Jansen (uncredited) Anna Q. Nilsson as Kay Jansen (uncredited) Hayden Rorke, best known for playing Dr. Alfred Bellows on the TV series I Dream of Jeannie (1965–1970), has an uncredited part as a friend of Milo. Noel Neill, who had already portrayed Lois Lane in the two Columbia Pictures forties Superman serials, and would later do so again on the TV series The Adventures of Superman, has a small role as an American art student who tries to criticize Jerry's paintings. Jazz musician Benny Carter plays the leader of a jazz ensemble performing in the club where Milo first takes Jerry. Madge Blake, best known for playing Bruce Wayne 's aunt Harriet Cooper on the TV series Batman (1966–1968), has an uncredited part as a customer in the perfume shop in which Lise works. Judy Landon, better known for her appearance in Kelly's next musical Singin' in the Rain (and as the wife of Brian Keith), and Sue Casey appear as dancers in the "Stairway to Paradise" sequence. Dudley Field Malone plays an uncredited Winston Churchill. Music and dance [ edit] " Embraceable You " – Lise " Nice Work If You Can Get It " – Hank " By Strauss " – Jerry, Hank, Adam " I Got Rhythm " – Jerry " Tra-la-la (This Time It's Really Love) " – Jerry, Adam " Love Is Here to Stay " – Jerry, Lise " I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise " – Hank Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra – Adam, The MGM Symphony Orchestra "  'S Wonderful " – Jerry, Hank An American in Paris Ballet – Jerry, Lise, Ensemble The 17 minute ballet sequence, with sets and costumes referencing French painters including Raoul Dufy, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Maurice Utrillo, Henri Rousseau, and Toulouse-Lautrec, [6] is the climax of the film, and cost the studio approximately $450, 000 to produce. [7] Some of the backdrops for this sequence measured 300 feet wide and 40 feet high. [8] Production on the film was halted on September 15, 1950. Minnelli left to direct another film, Father's Little Dividend. Upon completion of that film in late October, he returned to film the ballet sequence. [9] Reception [ edit] Bosley Crowther of The New York Times gave a mostly positive review largely on the strength of the closing dance number which he called "one of the finest ever put upon the screen", as well as Leslie Caron's performance, writing that the film "takes on its own glow of magic when Miss Caron is on the screen. When she isn't, it bumps along slowly as a patched-up, conventional music show. " [10] Variety called the film "one of the most imaginative musical confections turned out by Hollywood in years... Kelly is the picture's top star and rates every inch of his billing. His diversified dancing is great as ever and his thesping is standout. " [11] Harrison's Reports deemed it "an excellent entertainment, a delight to the eye and ear, presented in a way that will give all types of audiences extreme pleasure". [12] Richard L. Coe of The Washington Post called it "the best musical movie I've ever seen", praising its "spirit of crisp originality and sophistication rarely found in a screen musical". [13] John McCarten of The New Yorker called it "a thoroughly pleasant musical film... Never too tightly confined by its slender story, 'An American in Paris' skips from love in the moonlight to handsome ballets with the greatest of ease, and Mr. Kelly is always ready, willing, and able to execute a tap dance. " [14] The Monthly Film Bulletin called it "merely a good musical, far more attractive than most, but considerably less than the material seemed to promise. This is due in part to unimaginative use of the Paris settings—a very obvious tourist's view—and to the rather curious way in which the story, after building up interest in Jerry's painting and in his one-man show, simply shelves the whole issue. " [15] Reviewing the film in 2011, James Berardinelli wrote that it "falls into the category of a weak Oscar winner. The movie is enjoyable enough to watch, but it represents a poor choice as the standard-bearer of the 1951 roster... It's a fine, fun film with a lot of great songs and dancing but there's nothing about this production that causes it to stand out when compared to one of dozens of musicals from the era. " [16] Box office [ edit] According to MGM records, the film earned $3, 750, 000 in the U. S. and Canada and $3, 231, 000 in other countries during its initial theatrical release. This resulted in the studio making a $1, 346, 000 profit. [3] Awards and honors [ edit] Academy Awards [ edit] Wins Academy Award for Best Picture: Arthur Freed, producer Academy Award for Best Art – Set Decoration, Color: E. Preston Ames, Cedric Gibbons, F. Keogh Gleason, and Edwin B. Willis Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color: John Alton and Alfred Gilks Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color: Orry-Kelly, Walter Plunkett, and Irene Sharaff Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture: Saul Chaplin and Johnny Green Academy Award for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay: Alan Jay Lerner Nominations Academy Award for Best Director: Vincente Minnelli Academy Award for Best Film Editing: Adrienne Fazan Golden Globes [ edit] Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Golden Globe Award for Best Director – Motion Picture: Vincente Minnelli Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy: Gene Kelly Others [ edit] Kelly received an Academy Honorary Award that year for "his versatility as an actor, singer, director and dancer, and specifically for his brilliant achievements in the art of choreography on film". [17] It was his only Oscar. The film was entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival. [18] In 1993, An American in Paris was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". American Film Institute recognition 1998: AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies – #68 2002: AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions – #39 2004: AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs – #32 " I Got Rhythm " 2006: AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals – #9 AFI also honored star Kelly as #15 of the top 25 American male screen legends. Digital restoration [ edit] In 2011, the film was digitally restored by Warner Bros. for its 60th anniversary. [19] [20] Stage adaptations [ edit] 2008 adaptation [ edit] A stage version of the musical was adapted by Ken Ludwig, and began previews at the Alley Theatre ( Houston) on April 29, 2008, officially opening on May 18 and running through June 22. The production, directed by Alley artistic director Gregory Boyd with choreography by Randy Skinner, starred Harry Groener and Kerry O'Malley. The musical had many of the film's original songs, and also incorporated other Gershwin songs, such as "They All Laughed", "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off", and "Love Walked In". [21] [22] 2014 adaptation [ edit] In 2014, a stage adaptation premiered in Paris at the Théâtre du Châtelet, with Robert Fairchild as Jerry Mulligan and Leanne Cope as Lise Bouvier (here renamed Lise Dassin and turned into an aspiring ballet dancer). The production, which ran from November to January 2015, was directed and choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, written by Craig Lucas and designed by Bob Crowley. The musical then transferred to Broadway, with previews at Palace Theatre beginning on March 13, 2015, before officially opening there on April 12. [23] [24] [25] In popular culture [ edit] The epilogue of the 2016 musical film La La Land references the set design and costuming of An American in Paris, which director Damien Chazelle called "a movie that we just pillaged. 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