An American in Paris

1951

Action / Drama / Musical / Romance

24
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 95% · 101 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 78% · 25K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 39783 39.8K

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Plot summary

Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist who's a long time associate of a famous French singer, Henri Baurel. A lonely society woman, Milo Roberts, takes Jerry under her wing and supports him, but is interested in more than his art.

Director

Vincente Minnelli Photo
Vincente Minnelli

Top cast

Gloria Dea Photo
Gloria Dea as Ballet Dancer
Gino Corrado Photo
Gino Corrado as Cafe Patron
Madge Blake Photo
Madge Blake as Edna Mae Bestram
Mary Gleason Photo
Mary Gleason as 'Stairway to Paradise' Dancer
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932.04 MB
1280*932
English 2.0
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Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 54 min
Seeds 9
1.78 GB
1472*1072
English 2.0
Passed
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 54 min
Seeds 49

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

Now that the war has been won, "Jerry

Now that the war has been won, "Jerry" (Gene Kelly) has decided to stay on in Paris and try to make a living as a painter. He's not having much more luck doing that than his best pal "Adam" (the often quite scene-stealing Oscar Levant) is at writing his grand opus, but there might be a glimmer on the horizon. The wealthy "Milo" (Nina Foch) meets him, buys a few of his artworks and definitely takes a bit of a shine to him. She even sets him up in his own studio. He, though, isn't as enamoured of her as he is of the young "Lise" (Leslie Caron) whom he meets one evening and then pursues next day at the florist where she works. What he doesn't know is that she is already the gal of his other pal "Henri" (Georges Guétary), and so the beginnings of a love triangle start to form. When "Henri" gets an offer to go to America and offers to marry her and take her with him, she has choices to make - but whom will she choose and for just how much longer will "Milo" provide her unrequited meal ticket? Though Kelly takes top billing, I didn't actually care much for his really quite selfish "Jerry" character and so was much happier to revel in the joie de vivre brought to the screen by the entertaining Caron. Of course there are plenty of opportunities for Kelly to dance and he glides effortlessly amidst the Parisian settings, but there are also a few for her too and she has a grace and litheness that coupled with her mischievous smile brings this film to life. Musically, well it's probably "'S Wonderful" and "Nice Work if You Can Get It" that stick out from the pens of the Gershwins and along with Kelly, Guétary proves he has something of the bass baritone to him, too. There are plenty of entertaining set-piece dance numbers - including one with a few kids who look like they are improvising like the best of them, and the lengthy ballet sequence at the conclusion is stylishly and energetically choreographed to resemble something Florenz Ziegfeld might have staged. I didn't really love the conclusion, but hey - it's Hollywood!
Reviewed by John 4 / 10

A little bit too much dancing and not

A little bit too much dancing and not really a great story. Somewhat like singing in the rain where it was more about showing the talents of the dancers, then telling a good story. Of course these folks were very talented and Im sure during that time this type of movie was very popular.
Reviewed by Jack G 8 / 10

A slow-paced life of an American man in

A slow-paced life of an American man in Paris, heading out to enjoy the sun, eating slowly, chatting, and falling in love
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