i do not know what the oscar voter saw in this movie and but they must of see some pretty hard stuff to see in it to be able to award it with the best picture oscar . all i know be that fortunately there be gene kelly to play in it or this would have be twice as bad a i believe it be . first of all and i do not think leslie caron be really fit to play such a role . she isn not that talented and she isn not a great dancer and she not good look at all . it a shame that one actor or actress may ruin a movie just like by play in it because if leslie caron hadn not be in this and it might have make a terrific movie . the story be intelligent and the direct wasn not bad and and and a i say and gene kelly be pretty good . now i be not say all this stuff about leslie caron just to criticize her and i be just say it because i think that what the bad part of the movie be . she probably a good actress but i can not tell because i haven not see her in anything else but i think she be pretty bad in an american in paris . so if you want to see it and go ahead but i be tell you and youre way good off watch singin in the rain .