An American in Paris [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [presents] ; produced by Loew's Incorporated ; story and screen play by Alan Jay Lerner ; produced by Arthur Freed ; directed by Vincente Minnelli.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 2000003621 | Warner Home Video (disc 1)2000003622 | Warner Home Video (disc 2)3000017735 | Warner Home Video (container)Language: English, French Original language: English Subtitle language: English, French, Japanese, Thai Publication details: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2008.Edition: Two-disc special edDescription: 2 videodiscs (114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 1419866370
- 9781419866371
- American in Paris (Motion picture).
- Director of photography, Alfred Gilks ; film editor, Adrienne Fazan ; music by George Gershwin ; lyrics by Ira Gershwin ; musical direction, Johnny Green, Saul Chaplin ; orchestrations, Conrad Salinger ; choreography by Gene Kelly ; ballet photographed by John Alton.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult DVD
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | MUSIC American | Available | 33111006607325 | ||||
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Adult DVD
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Main Library | DVD | MUSIC American | Available | 33111005679515 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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 him, is the object of the affections of his close friend Henri (Georges Guetary), a popular nightclub performer. (The film was supposed to make Guetary into "the New Chevalier." It didn't.) The thinnish plot is held together by the superlative production numbers and by the recycling of several vintage George Gershwin tunes, including "I Got Rhythm," "'S Wonderful," and "Our Love Is Here to Stay." Highlights include Guetary's rendition of "Stairway to Paradise"; Oscar Levant's fantasy of conducting and performing Gershwin's "Concerto in F" (Levant also appears as every member of the orchestra); and the closing 17-minute "American in Paris" ballet, in which Kelly and Caron dance before lavish backgrounds based on the works of famed French artists. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1951.
Special features (disc 1, 20 min.): optional audio commentary hosted by Patricia Ward Kelly, with Arthur Freed, Gene Kelly, Vincente Minnelli, Alan Jay Lerner, Saul Chaplin, Leslie Caron, Nina Foch, Michael Feinstein, Johnny Green, Preston Ames & Irene Sharaff; "Paris on parade" FitzPatrick TravelTalk short (c1938, 9 min.); "Symphony in slang" cartoon (c1951, 7 min.); theatrical trailer (4 min.).
Special features (disc 2, 161 min.): "Gene Kelly : anatomy of a dancer" episode of the television program American Masters (c2002, 87 min.); "''S wonderful : creating 'An American in Paris'" documentary (c2008, 42 min.); "Love walked in" outtake song sequence (3 min.); 14 audio outtakes (15 min. total); 3 radio interviews with Johnny Green, Gene Kelly & Leslie Caron (14 min. total).
Director of photography, Alfred Gilks ; film editor, Adrienne Fazan ; music by George Gershwin ; lyrics by Ira Gershwin ; musical direction, Johnny Green, Saul Chaplin ; orchestrations, Conrad Salinger ; choreography by Gene Kelly ; ballet photographed by John Alton.
Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guetary, Nina Foch.
An American expatriate painter living in Paris falls in love with an engaged French woman.
Not rated by the MPAA.
DVD, region 1, dual-layer; Dolby digital mono.
In English or dubbed French; with optional English, French, Japanese or Thai subtitles.
Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.