| An American in Paris (Two-Disc Special Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Vincente Minnelli
Actors: Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  94 reviews
Sales Rank: 3558
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Original Recording Remastered, Restored, Special Edition, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Chinese (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Japanese (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 113
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD035911D
UPC: 883929003952
EAN: 0883929003952
ASIN: B001BHI0JE
Theatrical Release Date: 1951
Release Date: September 16, 2008
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Product Description
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 09/16/2008
Amazon.com essential video
A GI (Gene Kelly) stays in Paris after the war to become an artist, and has to choose between the patronage of a rich American woman (Nina Foch) and a French gamine (Leslie Caron) engaged to an older man. The plot is mostly an excuse for director Vincente Minnelli to pool his own extraordinary talent with those of choreographer-dancer-actor Kelly and the artists behind the screenplay, art direction, cinematography, and score, creating a rapturous musical not quite like anything else in cinema. The final section of the film comprises a 17-minute dance sequence that took a month to film and is breathtaking. Songs include "'S Wonderful," "I Got Rhythm," and "Love Is Here to Stay." --Tom Keogh
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 S'Marvelous November 30, 2008
I enjoyed the bonuses, but it's the film itself: Beautiful Restoration! I've previously had a vhs tape and then a dvd of this favorite film, and never considered them deficient, but then I watched this version. It is so vivid.
Blu Ray available at Amazon.de November 21, 2008
FYI. An American in Paris, Gigi and Quo Vadis (1951) were released
in Germany and can be ordered from Amazon.de. PQ is excelent and BD
are region free.
Fantastic 50's Musical November 14, 2008
An American in Paris is a fantastic musical film from the 50's. I always loved Gene Kelly and while he starred in other great musicals, this film is probably my favirite.
Outstanding. October 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Very enjoyable. My husband and I are seniors and found it refreshing to review such an outstanding program....and one without a lot of 4 letter words in it which seems to be standard in todays movies. The acting and story were great. The dancing was superb! We had both seen it when it first came out and it was a joyful experience to view it again. Highly recommended.
One of the two best musicals of all times October 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I saw AN AMERICAN IN PARIS for the first time when I was ten years old, back in 1954, and I think it's the second best musical of all times only because SINGIN' IN THE RAIN is better. In both of them, the personality of Gene Kelly shines as actor, dancer, singer and choreographer. Not a coincidence. Here, director Vincente Minnelli deserves the credit as the real inspiration of the film, because his trade mark is absolutely clear in the sequence of the ballet, a glorious gem unsurpassed until now. No wander the Academy selected the film as the best production of 1951 with several Oscars, as a recognition of the efforts of the Arthur Freed Unity in the genre. A brilliant musical, a tribute to Paris and his painters, to the music of George Gershwin and the talent of Gene Kelly. I have seen this film over 50 times, and it's a joy to have it now in this optimal version, with the color and the sound shining as ever, plus the excellent documentary ANATOMY OF A DANCER. I expect the same treatment for INVITATION TO THE DANCE, not yet realeased on DVD. What are you waiting for?
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