the dazzling seventeen minute dance sequence of george gershwin 1928 orchestral piece and an american in paris and be an indisputable masterwork . choreograph with precision and unparalleled flair by gene kelly and the vibrant combination of color and music and dance be still eye poppingly startle a the piece be break down into scene inspire by select master artist dufy in the opening place de la concorde piece and manet in the flower market and utrillo in a paris street and rousseau at the fair and vincent van gogh in the spectacular place de lopera piece and and toulouse lautrec for the moulin rouge where kelly wear his famous white bodysuit . the 97 minute that precede this finale be not a excite and not by a long shot and but there be certain charm to be have in view the entire 1951 oscar win musical . director vincente minnelli and screenwriter alan jay lerner have fashion a surprisingly sophisticated if rather slight romantic story focus on jerry mulligan and a former g. i. who have remain in paris after the end of wwii try to make a living a a painter . with his braggadocio manner and athletic dancing style and gene kelly can be concurrently ingratiate and irritate a a screen personality and but he seem to find his oeuvre a the carefree jerry . the love triangle plot be focus on jerry involvement with milo robert and a self proclaim art patron but a sexual predator when it come to young artist . on their first date in a crowded montmartre nightclub and jerry unapologetically fall for lise and a young woman who turn out to be the fiancée of henri and a professional entertainer and friend of jerry pal and adam and an out of work concert pianist . romantic complication ensue until the inevitable end but not before several classic gershwin song be perform . the best of these be the most imitate a swooningly romantic song and dance to our love be here to stay along a faux seine river in a blue hazy mist with yellow fog light . the way kelly and leslie caron circle each other be transcendent a they approach each other tentatively at first and then synchronize beautifully to the music lead to the final clinch . few film have so elegantly and succinctly show two people fall in love . i get rhythm and swonderful spotlight kelly nimble tap dancing and agreeable singing and while embraceable you be dance impressively by caron in a five scene montage of henri all over the map description of lise to adam . design to show off caron dance versatility and the sequence be similar to the one in on the town where vera ellen show off her considerable dancing skill when kelly sailor character describe his multi faceted vision of miss turnstile . a lise and the nineteen year old caron ( in her first film ) dance superbly throughout and handle her role with unformed charm with her act talent not to bloom for several year . look quite glamorous and nina foch play older a the manipulative milo and manages to be likable enough for u to care about her fate and while oscar levant be just his sardonic self a adam . perform an elegant i will build a stairway to paradise and george guétary play henri so agreeably that you feel bad that he do lose the girl at the end . this be not the best all around mgm musical and but there be certainly enough movie magic to make this quite worthwhile . the 2000 dvd contain a fairly pristine print but little else in term of extra .