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An American in Paris

Turkish title: Paris'te bir Amerikalı

“What a joy! It's M-G-M's Technicolor musical!”

1951 · 1 h 54 min
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
DramaMusicalRomance

Cast

Gene Kelly Leslie Caron Oscar Levant

Credits

Written by: Alan Jay Lerner

Plot

Jerry Mulligan, a former American soldier, stays in Paris to become a painter. He meets a rich patron who sponsors him and a young French girl, Lise, with whom he falls in love, though she is engaged to someone else. The film ends with a seventeen-minute ballet set to George Gershwin's music, danced by Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron in sets inspired by French painters. Vincente Minnelli's 1951 musical won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

Sinekatalog’s take

Vincente Minnelli's Gershwin musical is a glorious Technicolor treat, climaxing in a 17-minute ballet. Gene Kelly's dancing and Leslie Caron's debut make it joyous, even if the story is slight.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (39,874 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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