An American in Paris (Special Edition) (2-DVD) - Musicals & The Arts Classic Movies on DVD (1951) Starring Gene Kelly; Directed by Vincente Minnelli; Warner Home Video : OLDIES.com

An American in Paris

(Special Edition) (2-DVD)

Starring: Gene Kelly Director: Vincente Minnelli

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DVD Features:

Package Type: Keep Case
Aspect Ratio: Full Frame - 1.33

Major Awards:

Academy Awards - Best Art Direction - Set Decoration (Color) (1951)

Academy Awards - Best Costume Design (Color) (1951)

Academy Awards - Best Picture (1951)

Academy Awards - Honorary Awards (1951)

Academy Awards - Best Adapted or Musical Song/Score (1951)

Academy Awards - Best Art Direction - Set Decoration (Color) (1951)

Academy Awards - Best Original Screenplay (1951)

Academy Awards - Best Adapted or Musical Song/Score (1951)

Academy Awards - Best Cinematography (1951)

Entertainment Reviews:

USA Today - 12/31/1992

"...[A] multi-Oscar winner (best picture included)..."

Sight and Sound - 05/01/2000

"...Minnelli creates a magical, stylised world in which music, colour and movement are all perfectly integrated..."

Total Film - 07/01/2003

"...For fun and footwork alone, it makes today's competition look positively lead-footed..."

Product 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.

Plot Synopsis:

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.

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Production Notes:

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.

Cast and Crew:

Starring		Gene Kelly
Directed by		Vincente Minnelli
Produced by		Arthur Freed
Cinematography by		Alfred Gilks & John Alton
Writen by		Alan Jay Lerner
Music by		George Gershwin
Edited by		Adrienne Fazan
Composition by		Johnny Green & Saul Chaplin
Special Effects by		Warren Newcombe
Costume Designer by		Walter Plunkett & Irene Sharaff
Production Design by		Cedric Gibbons & Preston Ames
Choreography by		Gene Kelly
Lyricist		Ira Gershwin
Performer		Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guetary & Nina Foch
Set Design by		Edwin B. Willis & Keogh Gleason

DVD Details:

Label: Warner Home Video
Originally Released in: 1951
Number of Discs: 2
Rated: Not Rated
Video: Color
Release Date: September 16, 2008
OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 14,785
Item UPC: 883929003952
Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 2 item(s) for International Shipping.

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