Review of An American in Paris (1951) by Vicki S — 25 Oct 2007
I've probably seen Singin' In The Rain more often but somehow this remains my favourte Gene Kelly film. There's something about the combination of Kelly's dancing and Gershwin's music that elevates this.
I love the fact that the ballet sequence at the end is just a few minutes longer than the sequence in Powell & Pressburger's The Red Shoes as Kelly's answer to that astounding film.
Favourite moments? Too many to write about: the choreography in Kelly's tiny apartment (he must've seen Keaton's short The Scarecrow); the stuff with Oscar Levant; Caron's sexy introduction; I Got Rhythm with the children; the clarinet at the start of Rhapsody In Blue (never bettered); the way the camera pans gently over, after Kelly and Caron say goodbye, to discover the cigarette smoke and Guetary; and that ending as Caron and Kelly run to each other on the staircase! (sigh).
This review of An American in Paris (1951) was written by Vicki S on 25 Oct 2007.
An American in Paris has generally received positive reviews.
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