An American in Paris (Special Edition)

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An American in Paris
Review added by
Alan Titherington

Certificate: U
Running Time: 109 mins
Retail Price: £12.99
Release Date: 2007
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Gene Kelly, producer Arthur Freed, director Vincente Minelli and a skilled production team conjure an entertainment for the ages. Kelly plays ab ex-GI who loves Paris and and alluring (but engaged) perfume-shop clerk (Leslie Caron, in her beguiling sceen debut). Dazzling dance sequences are spun around songs by ther Gershwins.

The closing ballet - combining the George Gershwin title piece, Impressionistic set stylings and Kelly's inimitable talent for telling a story in dance, lifts this winner of six Academy Awards including best picture (plus an honourary Oscar to Kelly) into the ether of timelessness.

Special Features:
DISC 1

'Concerto of a Commentary' - Hosted by Patricia Ward Kelly, and featuring rare, often previously unheard interviews with Gene Kelly, Vincente Minelli, Arthur Freed, Alan Jay lerner, Johnny Green, Saul Chaplin, Michael Feinstein, Preston Ames and Irene Sharoff, with new observations by Leslie Caron and Nina Foch.

New ultra-resolution digital transfer.

Vintage FitzPatrick Traveltalks short 'Paris on Parade'

Classic cartoon Symphony in Slang

Theatrical Trailer

DISC 2

'S Wonderful: The Making of An American in Paris' - spellbinding new documentary about the groundbreaking creation of a musical classic featuring 10 new interviews, including Leslie Caron and Nina Foch.

American Masters career profile, Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

'Love walked in' outtake song sequence

Audio-only bonuses with outtake songs gallery and Gene Kelly/Leslie Caron/Johnny Green radio promos.