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An American in Paris (DVD, 2008, Special Edition) 
An American in Paris (DVD, 2008, Special Edition)

 
An American in Paris (DVD, 2008, Special Edition)

Leading Role: Gene Kelly
Rating: Not Rated
Release Date: Sep 2008
Format: DVD
Additional Info: Special Edition
UPC: 883929003952
Product ID: EPID69627897
Description: One of the greatest of 1950s screen musicals is a happy collaboration between the grace and athleticism of Gene Kelly and colorful palette of Vincente Minnelli. An American G.I. lingers in Paris after the war to study painting and soon f...
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Movie Description
One of the greatest of 1950s screen musicals is a happy collaboration between the grace and athleticism of Gene Kelly and colorful palette of Vincente Minnelli. An American G.I. lingers in Paris after the war to study painting and soon falls in love with Caron, an engaged mademoiselle, much to the chagrin of his romance-minded benefactress. Features a seventeen-minute, avant-garde ballet choreographed by Kelly to George Gershwin's unbeatable melodies. Academy Award Nominations: 8, including Best Director. Academy Awards: 6, including Best Picture, Best Story and Screenplay. Kelly won a special Oscar for his achievements.

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.

Credits
Writer:Alan Jay Lerner
Producer:Arthur Freed
Cast:Gene Kelly, Georges Guetary, Leslie Caron, Nina Foch, Oscar Levant

Details
Edition:Special Edition

Editorial Reviews
"...[A] multi-Oscar winner (best picture included)..."
USA Today - p.3D - Mike Clark

"...Minnelli creates a magical, stylised world in which music, colour and movement are all perfectly integrated..."
Sight and Sound - Geoffrey Macnab (05/01/2000)

"...For fun and footwork alone, it makes today's competition look positively lead-footed..."
Total Film - Kevin Harley (07/01/2003)

"[T]here's tremendous wit in its love-letter visions of post-WWII expatriate-artist patronage." -- Grade: A-
Entertainment Weekly - Steve Daly (09/19/2008)

Awards
1951Academy AwardsBest Adapted or Musical Song/ScoreJohnny Green, 1951Academy AwardsBest Adapted or Musical Song/ScoreSaul Chaplin, 1951Academy AwardsBest Art Direction - Set Decoration (Color), 1951Academy AwardsBest Art Direction - Set Decoration (Color)Cedric Gibbons, 1951Academy AwardsBest CinematographyAlfred Gilks, 1951Academy AwardsBest CinematographyJohn Alton, 1951Academy AwardsBest Costume Design (Color), 1951Academy AwardsBest Original ScreenplayAlan Jay Lerner, 1951Academy AwardsBest Picture, 1951Academy AwardsHonorary AwardsGene Kelly

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