Review of An American in Paris (1951) by Josh Larsen for LarsenOnFilm — 24 Oct 1971
From Gene Kelly’s forced grins to its boldly monochrome sets to the horn-heavy George Gershwin music that is the genesis for the picture, An American in Paris is an all-out assault on the senses. If Kelly’s Singin’ in the Rain, which would come a year later, revels in movie-musical joy, this effort’s defining trait is insistence.
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This review of An American in Paris (1951) was written by Josh Larsen and published by LarsenOnFilm on 24 Oct 1971.
An American in Paris has generally received positive reviews.
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