An American in Paris
1951
Academy Award for Best Picture — 24th Academy Awards
- Director:
- Vincente Minnelli
- Studio:
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Starring:
- Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guétary
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Jerry Mulligan, an American ex-GI turned struggling painter in Paris, falls for the charming young Lise, unaware she is secretly engaged to the man who saved her family during the war. Jerry's own patron and would-be lover, wealthy heiress Milo, complicates matters further as the two couples' entanglements play out through the city's cafes and streets. Vincente Minnelli's musical builds to an extended, dialogue-free ballet sequence set entirely to Gershwin's music, resolving the romantic triangle through dance rather than words.