An American in Paris 1951
Directed by Vincente Minnelli · 113 mins · 2,173 views
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If I ever got to witness Gene Kelly tap dancing right in front of me, I would’ve stood there sobbing
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The dream ballet is absolutely beautiful, but I guess it has to be 17 minutes so you forget what a goddamn aggressive creeper Kelly is for the first 90 minutes.
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modern day version of this movie where michael b jordan plays gene kelly’s character but instead of being a painter he draws anime characters
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SSally Jane Black 8 月 22, 2026
Why bother with the plot when you could have just made beautiful dance sequences for two hours? I mean this as a positive review.
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I don’t know what’s sadder: films not being as beautiful as this one, or films not having Gene Kelly anymore.
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gene kelly’s ass omg…. is this allowed???????????????????????? im adding a half star just for his tight white pants in the final dance sequence
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Beautiful just like Gene Kelly
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Le claquement du revers de la chaussure de Gene Kelly sur le parquet remplit de pointeurs colorés dans la ville qui « ne laisse rien oublié », Minelli laisse une trace, presque onirique, mais sur des jets scenaristiques qui font légèrement chier…
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je me sens comme une femelle oiseau face au jeu de claquettes de Gene Kelly
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This was the first time that I’ve watched this in 4k which is the game changer for sure. All those colors and life. This is pure art and NOBODY is going to change my mind. The dances, the delicacy of them, the moves, the tenderness. The romance is pure and delightful, they dance as swans do when they’re in love. This is a must watch, no discussion. I liked it better the second time. Seeing it again makes you pay…
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Tough beginning but it got there
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Truly beautiful shots, choreography, and timeless songs. My favorite character? The concert pianist that’s never given a concert but keeps getting scholarships. Biblically accurate Paris apartment featured at the beginning. And most importantly: Gene Kelly’s ass.
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Gotta love gene kelly.
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Who couldn’t love Gene Kelly? Only person who could make my mum enjoy a musical (even though his character kind of sucks in this). Apparently my Granddad sat next to Leslie Caron on a plane once in the 70s!! How cool. The technicolour just looks magnificent, what a loss to that we’ve stopped shooting films this way
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The rest of it is fine, but that final dance sequence is phenomenal.
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well i can see why michael really liked it lol. this was quiet a fun and lovely musical. the song and dance was great, the colours lovely, the characters and set designs too. it got a bit confusing close to the end during the whole dance number, i guess im not french enough to fully get it ig. but either way it was a nice watch. also, what’s up with the 50´s and doing love triangels?
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Maybe something got lost in translation for Gene Kelly (I know they didn’t have DuoLingo at the time), but he really acts like “No” means “OUI,” harassing poor Leslie Caron at her workplace. What a pest. This colorful Gershwin jukebox musical has some very rusty sexual politics, and the plot lacks a certain je-ne-sais-quoi… but the final ballet is magnifique.
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la escena del concerto y el final🚬🚬 como se nota que el blueprint es red shoes
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The plot in itself is a bit too creepy and pedophilloic for me to get on board, but then again it’s literally from the 50’s so what can i expect. The score, choreography and cinematography really did save it though, so i’ll give it credit for that.
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Ffilmhip 8 月 18, 2026
Vincent Minnelli’s masterpiece. Enough said. My favorite part about this film is the color! This is a film that does lack in imagination and taking a chance big choreography numbers. It tells a story through dance, which is perhaps the films most beautiful aspect.
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terrorizing a french woman until she falls in love with you tutorial (**spoiler: it works!)
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Gene Kelly’s gyat
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Still the most insane dream ballet scene of all time
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i was so excited for this to be over so i could watch The Walking Dead as a 19 year old i hated this soooo sososososososo much jerry was literally disgusting for even being interested in lise, a well-adjusted 40 year old has no problem not looking at, or ever considering in that way, a 19 year old, let alone becoming “obsessed” with one 2 seconds into seeing her. (for literally just her beauty might i add. and the reason…
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Una loba proteje su lobo
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For how much of a classic this is and for how much I love it, An American in Paris is surprisingly inconsistent. I feel like it’s trying to say things about the nature of being an artist and the sacrifices you make but it never really commits to the theme, especially with it’s completely unearned happy ending. Maybe that ending could have worked if the romance was anything other than creepy and under-baked. But, God, the dancing! The costumes! The…
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67 mentionned à part ça la gamine a 19 ans quoi
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it’s ok
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ai que filme lindo!!!!!! preciso que os filmes voltem a ter cor mds bring back technicolor!!! e assim essas mulheres inventaram a #women in male dominated fields rainhas
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The colours! The tap! Paris!* It’s magic!✨ (Didn’t really care for the story tho lol) 👨🏻🎨🇫🇷💃✨ *Soundstage Paris
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Mmiloucie 8 月 16, 2026
THANK YOU VINCENTE MINNELLI FOR THE AWESOME DREAM BALLET SEQUENCE!!
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Gene Kelly the man you were
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After a day of being rather productive and an evening of more of the same, I realised that I still hadn’t watched a film, although it was the perfect opportunity to get something from my heap of physical media watched. Instead of going for the shortest of what I have left from my Gene Kelly collection, I decided that going for the middle one would be a clever idea and to save the other one for an “In Case of…
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i swear to god gene kelly is wearing a skimpy little thong under those beige pants in that final number this is real masculinity
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made me want to learn to tap dance but the romance that the plot centered around was pretty uncompelling and any attempt to tie up the loose ends of the plot (what happened to Milo?) were thrown out for a 20-minute dance scene (not for me) it was fun at times though
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LLucas 8 月 16, 2026
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As a huge fan of La La Land, I should have watched this film years ago for its overt influence is astounding. It is one of the most splendid pictures ever brought to the screen; heartwarming, comedic, depressing, and unbelievably beautiful all throughout its runtime. It adds an interesting angle to the otherwise ordinary love triangle plot and one cannot help but fall for the romance between Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron. Through and through, it will stand as the archetypal musical romance
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film making was really so different back then in such a good way but i will say i love music but i think this one missed the mark dialogue was sometimes choppy and sometimes musical numbers were just there and didn’t really add anything to the story
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SSalitia 8 月 16, 2026
This helped me realized what’s missing from most modern movies: tap dancing.
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I can’t wait to be an American in Paris. I hope this happens to me. Karma – Pharoah Sanders ★★★★1/2
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so stunning
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Gene Kelly is introduced into the film in an almost Looney Tunes-esque fashion as he goes about his morning routine in his tiny Paris apartment and cemented himself as one of my all time favourite actors.
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ruim é pouco pra esse filme. nada contra musicais, eu gosto inclusive, mas esse aqui é muito desproporcional. mal tem cenas de diálogo e, quando tem, eles começam a cantar e parece que não vai acabar nuncaaa. filme tão entediante que me deu sono enquanto eu assistia. papo de pior filme que já assisti na vida nmrl
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lo linda que es esta película visualmente, ni hablar de la locura de las coreografías. me da pena que la haya mirado con mucho sueño porque siento que de otra manera la hubiera apreciado más y tendría más cosas que decir al respecto
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Well, that was one big psychotic breakdown, and not in the hot way. My first Gene Kelly, and he’s completely insufferable. I kept waiting for the Shutter Island reveal, because these people sure ain’t living where they think they are. Scavenger Hunt #137 🛒 a movie tagged as both Comedy and Music 10 to 1 2026 🔟 9 films that won best Cinematography at the Oscars, 1 film per decade Top 100 Directors🏆 Vincente Minnelli
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wow it’s really great to see how far we’ve come in the history of cinema and film!!! oh but how far is that, you ask? At the point that we could be remaking this… with coloured actors!
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only gene kelly can give us a 15 minutes long dance at the end and we are on our knees for that.
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I liked this movie a lot and I especially loved the songs; gershwin is such a good composer, cinematography, set and costume design, the choreography like hello gene kellys tap dancing is so fucking good and the entire sequence at the end?? like its literally so cool but you also cant deny that gene kellys character was just creepy as hell in the beginning 😭 I found lise pretty boring as a character as well I liked milo a lot…
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Oh La La Land
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AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (U) D: Vincente Minnelli MGM (Arthur Freed) US 🇺🇸 1951 113 mins Musical/Romance W: Alan Jay Lerner DP: Alfred Gilks & John Alton Ed: Adrienne Fazan Mus: Johnny Green & Saul Chaplin; George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin PD: Cedric Gibbons & Preston Ames Cos: Orry-Kelly, Walter Plunkett & Irene Sharaff Gene Kelly (Jerry Mulligan), Leslie Caron (Lisa Bouvier), Oscar Levant (Adam Cook), George Guetary (Henri ‘Hank’ Baurel), Nina Foch (Milo Roberts) The Academy Awards selection for Best Picture of 1951 is…
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costume very good but end sequence was never ending
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de esas escenas finales que se quedan
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the way everything could be fixed if all the characters just COMMUNICATED 😀 but nevertheless still good
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have I just been coincidentally watching a lot of movies with creepy male main characters recently, or are there just a ton of movies with creepy male main characters…. regardless, the dancing in this slaps
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Gene kelly vê seu grande amor ir embora para sempre, então ele imagina uma bela sequência de 15 minutos de dança quase ininterruptos e, quando ele termina, ela volta correndo pra ele. Algum dia ainda vou fazer balé
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Eelora-danan 8 月 15, 2026
gene kelley can sing, dance, and swoon after a woman all he wants. i’ll watch it every time. i am a SUCKER for a technicolor dance sequence. 17 minutes of pure bliss and drooling ryan and i had a conversation about how he isn’t the biggest fan of golden age movies, so now im embarking on a quest to watch a bunch of golden age and figure out how i feel. so for we are 2 for 2
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The spectacle of cinema that has been lost. That final dance sequence is breathtaking.
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Greta Lee has great taste
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the storyline didn’t really wow me, but man that dance sequence at the end was truly gorgeous. i’ll admit my knowledge is limited but i’ve never seen a dancer that was as magnetic on screen as gene kelly
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Muito bom!!! Estética, coreografias e figurino impecáveis.
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Aangele_crn 8 月 14, 2026
Je décide de croire que Leslie Caron est de ma famille et personne à le droit de me contredire
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amo assistir filmes technicolor sério (BRING BACK COLORS TO HOLLYWOOD) e também amo assistir o gene kelly atuando, dançando e existindo. mas o plot não me prendeu muito, tudo é muito bonito esteticamente, mas a trama é bem simples e sem muita substância.
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Nothing cheers me up faster than watching Gene Kelly’s jolly ass scurry about my screen
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“Doesn’t all that reading make her moody?” “Never! She’s the gayest girl in the world!” This aged spectacularly
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Low and slow.
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O ballet foi, sem dúvidas, a minha parte favorita, acho tão bonito quando a dança consegue transmitir tanta coisa sem precisar de uma palavra sequer.
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An American in Paris (1951) is a dazzling Golden Age musical that transforms a simple romantic triangle into a vibrant visual masterpiece. Directed by Vincente Minnelli, it stars Gene Kelly as an American painter in Paris caught between a wealthy benefactor and a charming French woman (Leslie Caron). Driven by George Gershwin’s iconic soundtrack, the film’s legendary 17-minute climax—a breathtaking, dialogue-free ballet set against impressionist painted backdrops—earned it six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It remains an essential, joyous celebration of dance, music, and cinematic artistry.
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no pensé que ver a gene kelly bailar y cantar en París me alegraría la semana, lo quiero mucho que bonito todo
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Meu Deus
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Those 2 dudes were annoying af and she and genne had 0 chemistry it was insane, I will only take Adam as my new personality. I enjoyed tho
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I’ll Build A Stairway to Paradise left me 😲 the liberties the stage musical took on this story made it 10000x better…
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Plot = 0 Gene Kelly Dancing = 6
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Gene Kelly is amazing 🤩. The movie is a bit dated… because, sometimes a bit sexist… it didn’t grow with the time, but a classic and Gershwin is a King. And mostly actors are singing and dancing so well!!!💕💕💕💕
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Watched at 12am, fell asleep at 1am, woke up at 2am. Gene Kelly’s charisma carried but Jerry (his character) was pissing me off the entire time (that I was awake).
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They simply could not make An American in Paris today.
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Absolutely enchanting on all fronts. The movie was pouring enthusiasm out of it’s pores. I can’t remember other than White Christmas that makes me feel the pure bliss and joy that this movie is. Utterly stunning set design, wonderful pacing and a charming cast of characters with not a bad one in the bunch. One of my new favorite movie musicals of all time.
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Cedric Gibbons, E. Preston Ames, Edwin B. Willis and F. Keogh Gleason are geniuses
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Malheureusement le scénario est faible, heureusement c’est du Technicolor. Et puis y’a la séquence de fin…
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yeah bro i’m ngl gene kelly still brings an otherworldly presence and energy to the screen that has me actively worried for his physical and mental health but unfortunately ultimate style over substance only works so well when the substance is legitimately unwatchably stupid. Plot is of it’s time in all the worst ways deadass choked legendary american propaganda with this one. Also to share a incorrect opinion I don’t like the long ending numbers in this or singing in…
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I’ve always liked Gene Kelly, but in this he brings more of a real acting performance. The Dream sequence is one of the most captivating sequences put to film.
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An American in Paris Gene Kelly is a muppet, Leslie Caron is a chipmunk. None of it reaching me lately, maybe I’m dead inside. Those peak moments when Minnelli throws his whole entire paintbox at the screen though. Those are sorta special. 3/5.
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ZZNote 8 月 12, 2026
“You can’t end a movie with an 18-minute dancing / ballet sequence!” Gene Kelly said, “BET!”
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the costume design in this was so stunning. like I want every single one of lise’s outfits. especially the blue and orange one during the 17 mins dance number. and MAN what a dance number. you know I love a dialogue-less dance number in the middle of a movie that still moves along the plot. HOWEVER, the plot was lacking for me, despite gene kelly’s ever charming smile
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# Oscar du meilleur film Argh, un film frustrant. D’une part, le dream ballet est assez fantastique je dois l’admettre. Probablement ma pièce musicale préféré des années 50. Le fait que ça finit là-dessus en plus, je me sens quasiment mal de mettre la moyenne. Mais de l’autre.. Esti que toute le reste est mauvais. Que ce soit lumière, ACTING ( honnêtement Kelly et Caron c’est des danseurs charismatiques et rien d’autre) ou le script horrible d’artiste stalker, rien ne…
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One of the best looking films ever made – though that could be said for all old school musicals shot in Technicolor. As with Singin in the Rain, Gene Kelly is fun to watch on screen, very entertaining and a good leading man for these films. Leslie Caron is also brilliant, perfect for her role. If it was slightly faster-paced or a little shorter I may have enjoyed this much more though i did find this a brilliant film.
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Mmimi ⋆𐙚₊˚⊹♡ 8 月 12, 2026
God I miss painted backgrounds in movies
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Gene Kelly is just so captivating so dam fun to watch, sets and costumes and choreo chef’s kiss plus the music to boot fuck ya
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“She’s the gayest girl in the world”
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I need my next birthday party to be like the very queer black and white party at the end where Gene Kelly dresses like a sad, caked up mime
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I mean, sure! edit: esto gano Mejor Guion Original? Que?
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I really liked it, even though her cheating on her fiancé with Gene Kelly made me a bit uncomfortable—and look, I judge myself hard for my own bad moral choices, so I feel fully justified judging characters too! (Though I get it, it’s Gene Kelly). Aside from that, the aesthetics are amazing, Gene Kelly is great, and the lead actress is so stunning. It’s a classic: you watch it, smile, and it transmits that gorgeous, old-school Paris magic.
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love a good 15 minute colorful dance scene
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Ssinaschwery 8 月 11, 2026
I don‘t know what I fancy more – Gene Kelly or his fits.
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I saw this because someone had it in their top four on Letterboxd interviews on instagram, (and because I love Gene Kelly), but I gotta say I didn’t get it. I barely even liked it? Not sure if it was my mood, or the fact that “the girl” really had to be convinced before she went out with him, and his fascination with her was so purely based on her supposed beauty.
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This movie is full of bangers and is just generally impressive! I really wanted to like this movie more than I did but at least every review was not lying about Gene Kelly’s ass looking great.
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beautiful sets, incredible dance numbers, stunning music composed by one of my goats george gershwin, but the plot… meh
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gene kelly en france on aura tout vu, mais folie folle ces comédies musicales je m’en lasse même pas un peu
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Are those the stairs from John Wick??
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Hugely tedious in places, but well deserved plaudits for the art direction. And if it had finished with the close up of the rose I would have liked it way more.
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henri buddy, where the hell is that accent from?
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so that’s who was in paris!
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Not objectively a great movie, but it’s fan to watch. I watched this during emotional breakdown and it helped lighten my mood. I love Technicolor musicals and I wish I could dance in a world full of colours like Gene Kelly.
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Absolutely incredible Good for the first two acts, the dream ballet just brilliant, can’t overstate how incredible it is Music great obviously, choreography outstanding, looks gorgeous Gene what are you doing??? MILF sponsor of your shit art is DTF and you’re busying yourself with a woman who’s teeth are too big for her mouth (although a singular dancer) Of course loved Adam’s concerto
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i want to have an exact room like jerry.
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de mis favs de pelis viejas
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Happy ending in the last 30 seconds
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Geez. Thank goodness the 40 year old guy ended up with the barely legal girl right as his Lynchian decent into madness was about to really fire off 🙄
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Muito problemático.. uma mulher rica demonstra interesse em um pintor de praça, ele não dá muita bola. Ele encontra uma moça muito jovem, que poderia ser sua filha, e fica loucamente apaixonado. A jovem vai se casar com o homem que cuida dela há 5 anos (visto que ela tem 19 anos) fico pensando na forma que uma mulher é vista como moeda de troca e seu valor se dá pelo tanto de amor que ela está disposta a dar.…
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Road to Centennial: 24th Academy Awards That dance sequence was so enchanting that I went back and watched it over and over again the next day. If your’e sitting there wondering “Well which dance sequence?” YOU KNOW THE ONE! YOU KNOW IT!!! At first the romance and story were really uninteresting, but by the end they had me by the balls. I want this movie on my shelves. Gene Kelly is the best dancer I have seen on the Road…
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Very beautiful movie! Gene Kelly is excellent – 4 stars
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Fantastic use of my first screening in the Music Box’s new theater. I think Milo deserves better!
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Best Picture 45/98
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An American in Paris, directed by Vincente Minnelli and fueled by the timeless melodies of George and Ira Gershwin, completely changed how I look at dance on screen. I found myself swept away not just by the technical skill of Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron, but by how their movements carried the weight of romance, heartbreak, and artistic ambition. From the very beginning, the music acts as the heartbeat of the film. When Gene Kelly’s character, Jerry Mulligan, bounds through…
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Paris! Just look at it. No wonder so many artists have come here and called it home. ปารีส, ฝรั่งเศส เมืองอันน่าพิศวง มีอะไรในเมืองนี้ ที่ทำให้ผู้คนมากหน้าหลายตาจากทั่วทุกมุมโลก โดยเฉพาะศิลปินต่างมีความหลงใหล ชื่นชม ฤาเพราะความสวยงามทางทัศนียภาพ ประวัติศาสตร์ที่น่าสนใจ หรือเคยมีบุคคลสำคัญของโลกเคยอาศัยอยู่ มนต์เสน่ห์อะไรกันที่ทำให้ปารีสน่าสนใจขนาดนี้ raremeat.blog/an-american-in-paris-1951/
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A splendid and sumptuous musical with a one hell of a performance by Gene Kelly
- Synopsis
- 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
- Writer
- Alan Jay Lerner
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew's Incorporated
- Country
- USA
- Language
- English, French, German
- Year
- 1951
- Runtime
- 113 mins
- UK26 Aug 1951
- USA26 Sep 1951
- USA04 Oct 1951
- USA11 Nov 1951
- UK24 Dec 1951
- Sweden25 Feb 1952
- Mexico09 Apr 1952
- Netherlands02 May 1952
- Italy06 Sep 1952
- Portugal03 Oct 1952
- Spain23 Oct 1952
- Austria01 Jan 1953
- Hungary17 Jun 1965
- Spain01 Aug 1990
- UK28 Oct 2011
- Netherlands31 Oct 2008
- Netherlands17 Dec 2008
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