1. An American In Paris Song

Running time 113 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $2,724,000 Box office $6,981,000 An American in Paris is a 1951 American inspired by the 1928 orchestral composition. Starring, and, the film is set in, and was directed by from a script.

The music is by, with lyrics by his brother, with additional music by, the music director. The story of the film is interspersed with dance numbers choreographed by Gene Kelly and set to Gershwin's music. Songs and music include ', ', ' ', and '. The climax of the film is 'The American in Paris' ballet, a 17-minute dance featuring Kelly and Caron set to Gershwin's. The ballet sequence cost almost half a million dollars to shoot. Contents.

Plot American Jerry Mulligan is now an exuberant expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a. His friend and neighbor, Adam Cook , is a struggling concert pianist who is a longtime associate of a French singer, Henri Baurel. At the ground-floor bar, Henri tells Adam about his cultured girlfriend. Jerry joins them later, before going out to sell his art.

A lonely society woman and heiress, Milo Roberts , finds Jerry displaying his art on the street and takes an interest in him and his art. She brings him to her apartment to pay for his works, and invites him to a dinner party she is throwing later that night. After singing with French children on the way home, Jerry shows up to Milo's apartment. He quickly finds out that the 'party' is actually a one-on-one date, and tells Milo he has no interest in being a paid escort. When he attempts to leave after giving her money back, she insists that she is only interested in his art. They go to a crowded bar, and she offers to sponsor an art show for Jerry as a friendly gesture. Some of Milo's friends arrive, and while sitting with them, he sees Lise Bouvier , a French girl seated at the next table.

Jerry ignores Milo and her acquaintances, and instead pretends to know Lise already and dances with her. She is standoffish and gives Jerry a wrong phone number, but she is innocently corrected by someone at her table. Heading home, Milo tells Jerry he was very rude cavorting with a girl he does not know while in her presence, but he gets out of the car and bids her farewell.

The next day, Jerry calls Lise at her work, but she tells him to never call her again. Jerry and Milo meet at a cafe, and she informs him that a collector is interested in his paintings and she arranged a showing later that day. Before going to the showing, he goes to the where Lise works and she consents to dinner with him.

She does not want to be seen eating with him in public, but they share a romantic song and dance on the banks of the River in the shadows of. Later, Adam humorously daydreams that he is performing Gershwin's for a gala audience in a concert hall. As the scene progresses, Adam is also revealed to be the conductor, other members of the orchestra, and even an enthusiastic audience member applauding himself at the end. Milo gets Jerry an and tells him she has planned an exhibition of his work in three months. He initially refuses the studio because he does not have the money for it, but eventually accepts it under the condition that he pay Milo back when his art proceeds allow him.

Roughly a month later and after much courting, Lise abruptly runs off when she and Jerry arrive by taxi at his apartment. When Jerry complains to Adam, he is shocked to realize that both Henri and Jerry are involved with the same woman.

Henri and Jerry discuss the woman they each love, unaware she is the same woman. That night, Jerry and Lise reunite in the same place on the banks of the Seine close to Notre Dame. She informs him that she is marrying Henri the next day and going to America.

Lise feels a sense of duty to Henri, to whom she feels indebted for keeping her safe during World War II. She and Jerry proclaim their love for each other. Feeling slighted, Jerry invites Milo to the art students' masked ball and kisses her. At the raucous party, with everyone in black-and-white costumes, Milo learns from Adam that Jerry is not interested in her, and Henri overhears Jerry and Lise saying goodbye to each other. When Henri and Lise drive away, Jerry daydreams about being with Lise all over Paris to the tune of the George Gershwin composition. His reverie is broken by a car horn, the sound of Henri bringing Lise back to him. They embrace as the Gershwin composition (and the film) ends.

Cast. as Jerry Mulligan. as Lise Bouvier. as Adam Cook. as Henri 'Hank' Baurel.

as Milo Roberts. as Georges Mattieu.

as Jack Jansen (uncredited), best known for playing Dr. Alfred Bellows on the TV series (1965–70), has an uncredited part as a friend of Milo., later to portray Lois Lane on the TV series, has a small role as an American art student who tries to criticize Jerry's paintings. Jazz musician plays the leader of a jazz ensemble performing in the club where Milo first takes Jerry., best known for playing Bruce Wayne's aunt Harriet Cooper on the TV series (1966–68), has an uncredited part as a customer in the perfume shop in which Lise works., better known for her appearance in Kelly's next musical (and as the wife of ), appears as a dancer in the Stairway to Paradise sequence. Music and dance. ' – Lise.

' – Hank. ' – Jerry, Hank, Adam. ' – Jerry. ' – Jerry, Adam. ' – Jerry, Lise.

' – Hank. – Adam, The MGM Symphony Orchestra. ' ' – Jerry, Hank. Ballet – Jerry, Lise, Ensemble The 17 minute ballet sequence, with sets and costumes referencing French painters including, and, is the climax of the film, and cost the studio approximately $450,000 to produce. Production on the film was halted on September 15, 1950.

Minnelli left to direct another film,. Upon completion of that film in late October, he returned to film the ballet sequence. Box office According to MGM records, the film earned $3,750,000 in the U.S. And Canada and $3,231,000 in other countries during its initial theatrical release. This resulted in the studio making a $1,346,000 profit. Awards and honors.

Kelly and Caron dance Academy Awards Wins.:, producer.:, and.: and.:, and.: and.: Alan Jay Lerner Nominations.: Vincente Minnelli.: Golden Globes Wins. Nominations.: Vincente Minnelli.: Gene Kelly Others Kelly received an that year for 'his versatility as an actor, singer, director and dancer, and specifically for his brilliant achievements in the art of choreography on film.' It was his only Oscar. The film was entered into the. In 1993, An American in Paris was selected for preservation in the United States as being 'culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant'. Recognition. 1998: – #68.

2002: – #39. 2004: – #32. '. 2006: – #9 AFI also honored star Kelly as #15 of the top 25. Digital restoration In 2011, the film was by for its 60th anniversary. Stage adaptations 2008 adaptation A stage version of the musical was adapted by, and began previews at the on April 29, 2008, officially opening on May 18 and running through June 22. The production, directed by Alley artistic director Gregory Boyd with choreography by Randy Skinner, starred and Kerry O'Malley.

The musical had many of the film's original songs, and also incorporated other Gershwin songs, such as 'They All Laughed', 'Let's Call the Whole Thing Off', and 'Love Walked In'. 2014 adaptation. Main article: In 2014, a stage adaptation premiered in Paris at the, with as Jerry Mulligan and as Lise Bouvier (here renamed Lise Dassin and turned into an aspiring ballet dancer). The production, which ran from November to January 2015, was directed and choreographed by, written by and designed. The musical then transferred to, with previews at beginning on March 13, 2015, before officially opening there on April 12.

In popular culture The epilogue of the 2016 musical film references the set design and costuming of An American in Paris. References. at the. ^ The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study. Koresky, Michael.

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Work Title An American in Paris Alt ernative. Title Composer I-Catalogue Number I-Cat.

IGG 1 Movements/Sections Mov'ts/Sec's 1 movement Year/Date of Composition Y/D of Comp. 1928 First Perf ormance. 1928-12-13 in Carnegie Hall, New York New York Philharmonic, Walter Damrosch (conductor) First Pub lication. 1929 Copyright Information The revised orchestration by Frank Campbell-Watson (1898-1980) cannot be uploaded here in any form (even though it's credited as an 'edition') as it remains under copyright in Canada and elsewhere. Campbell-Watson made significant changes to the original orchestration. Composer Time Period Comp.

Period Piece Style Instrumentation Orchestra.