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American in Paris, An (1951) Rank 4 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give American in Paris, An (1951) a score of 3.0471 out of 4

based on (24) reviews

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Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

An American in Paris (1951) won an Oscar for Best Picture and was chosen for the American Film Institute's Top 100 American Films of All Time (#68). But despite these accolades, it's a movie that will forever be in the shadow of Singin' in the Rain ...read the complete American in Paris movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide

A classic film featuring the timeless music of George and Ira Gershwin, AN AMERICAN IN PARIS has a freshness and charm rare in the musical genre, and it was the film that forever identified MGM as the studio for musicals. Jerry Mulligan (Gene Kelly) is ...read the complete American in Paris movie review at TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide

Movierapture (Keith Allen)

The appeal of An American in Paris is not, however, primarily dependent on its story, but on its musical numbers. While a few of these are not perfectly realized, and one, in which Kelly sings and dances with a group of supposedly French children, is ...read the complete American in Paris movie review at Movierapture (Keith Allen)

eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)

It is both comfortable entertainment and eye-popping cinema, with its dream ballet acting as a showcase for what the movie musical can really do. ...read the complete American in Paris movie review at eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)

TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)

The plot was showing signs of age far earlier than 1951, but everything else about An American in Paris more than compensates. ...read the complete American in Paris movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)

At-A-Glance Film Reviews

Classic Gershwin tunes get the royal treatment, and Kelly's dancing is in top form, as is that of co-star Leslie Caron whose acting talent is more than made up for by her stunning ability to match Gene Kelly's elaborate steps with apparent ease. ...read the complete American in Paris movie review at At-A-Glance Film Reviews

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

"An American in Paris" swept the Academy Awards for 1951, with Oscars for best picture and the major technical categories: screenplay, score, cinematography, art direction, set design, ...read the complete American in Paris movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Movie Gazette (Andrea Chee)

An exuberant and lively production that paints a colourful picture of romance in Paris. One of the classic Hollywood film musicals. ...read the complete American in Paris movie review at Movie Gazette (Andrea Chee)

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