An American In Paris

Gene Kelly plays Jerry Mulligan, a struggling American painter living in Paris who is discovered by a wealthy heiress on the streets of Montmartre. He soon meets and falls in love with a beautiful young dancer called Lise (Caron) who is already engaged to a famous cabaret artist. Jerry’s friend Adam Cook (Levant), an aspiring pianist/composer, offers a comically cynical take on matters as complications begin to arise. Winner of six Academy Awards in 1951, including Best Picture, Vincente Minnelli's An American In Paris is possibly the greatest achievement in movie musicals from the 1950s.