An American in Paris (1951)

Directed by Vincente Minnelli · 113 min · Music, Romance, Comedy

72.4 TOPICAL score · #654 of 6,776 films

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Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist who's a long time associate of a famous French singer, Henri Baurel. A lonely society woman, Milo Roberts, takes Jerry under her wing and supports him, but is interested in more than his art.

An American in Paris (1951, directed by Vincente Minnelli) has a TOPICAL score of 72.4 - ranked 654 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 7 awards from 9 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. Critics: 95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 83. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (678 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 59 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.

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• Critics95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 83
• AudienceTMDB 7/10 (678 ratings)
• Awards7 wins, 9 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Picture; Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay; Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color
• ImpactWikipedia articles in 59 languages · National Film Registry
• Still read24,256 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days

Starring: Gene Kelly (actor #182), Leslie Caron (actor #467), Oscar Levant (actor #1,535), Georges Guétary

“An American in Paris is a 1951 American musical romantic comedy film inspired by the 1928 jazz-influenced symphonic poem (or tone poem) An American in Paris by George Gershwin.”

Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 6/10

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