An American in Paris
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2010.
Format
DVD
ISBN
0780665813, 9780780665811
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Rating
MPAA: Not rated.
Status
Staff View
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Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2010.
Language
English
ISBN
0780665813, 9780780665811
UPC
883929157778, 00883929157778
Notes
General Note
Inspired by the tone poem composed by George Gershwin.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1951.
General Note
Features: audio commentary hosted by Patricia Ward Kelly; short "FitzPatrick traveltalks: Paris on parade" (1937); classic cartoon "Symphony in slang" directed by Tex Avery; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin ; music by George Gershwin ; musical direction, Johnny Green and Saul Chaplin ; choreography by Gene Kelly ; director of photography, Alfred Gilks ; ballet photographed by John Alton ; art directors, Cedric Gibbons and Preston Ames ; film editor, Adrienne Fazan ; recording supervisor, Douglas Shearer ; set decorations, Edwin B. Willis ; special effects, Warren Newcombe, Irving G. Ries ; orchestrations, Conrad Salinger ; costumes designed by Orry-Kelly ; Beaux Arts Ball costumes designed by Walter Plunkett ; ballet costumes designed by Irene Sharaff.
Participants/Performers
Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guetary, Nina Foch.
Description
Ex-G.I. painter Jerry Mulligan resides in post-war Paris and falls in love with a young dancer who is engaged to another man.
Target Audience
MPAA: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, Dolby digital mono.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
For private home use only.
Language
In English or French with optional English or French subtitles.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Local note
Full screen version.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Drama.
Expatriate painters -- France -- Paris -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Gershwin, George, -- 1898-1937 -- Film adaptations.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Musical films.
Paris (France) -- Drama.
Romance films.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Expatriate painters -- France -- Paris -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Gershwin, George, -- 1898-1937 -- Film adaptations.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Musical films.
Paris (France) -- Drama.
Romance films.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Other Subjects
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Minnelli, V., Kelly, G., Caron, L., Levant, O., & Gershwin, G. (2010). An American in Paris . Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vincente. Minnelli et al.. 2010. An American in Paris. Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vincente. Minnelli et al.. An American in Paris Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Minnelli, Vincente., et al. An American in Paris Warner Home Video, 2010.
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