An American in Paris
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Summary:
Gene Kelly does his patented Pal Joey bit as Jerry Mulligan, an opportunistic American painter living in Paris' "starving artists" colony. He is discovered by wealthy Milo Roberts (Nina Foch), who becomes Jerry's patroness in more ways than one. Meanwhile, Jerry plays hookey on this setup by romancing waif-like Lise Bouvier (Leslie Caron) -- who, unbeknownst to... Full Summary >>
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Cast:
Gene Kelly - (Jerry Mulligan)
Leslie Caron - (Lise Bouvier)
Oscar Levant - (Adam Cook)
Georges Guetary - (Henri Baurel)
Nina Foch - (Milo Roberts)
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Review:
Vincente Minnelli's An American in Paris set a new standard for the subgenre known as the "songbook" musical. Since the dawn of sound, producers had been attracted to films built around the published output of composers as different as Johann Strauss (The Great Waltz, Waltzes From Vienna), Jerome Kern (Till the Clouds Roll By... Continue >>
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