Dance on Film series
An American in Paris (1951) is an American musical film inspired by the 1928 orchestral composition by George Gershwin. Starring Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, and Oscar Levant, it is set in Paris and was directed by Vincente Minnelli from a script by Alan Jay Lerner. The story of the film is interspersed with dance numbers choreographed by Gene Kelly and set to Gershwin’s music. (1 hour, 53 minutes)