“’S Wonderful! ’S Marvelous!” – An American in Paris (1951)
This week, we step into the dreamlike Technicolor world of An American in Paris with special guest Arlene Hellerman. A Publications Associate for Broadway Licensing Global, Arlene brings a multifaceted perspective shaped by a career spanning theatre, film, television, broadcast news, and print journalism.
Together, we explore how Vincente Minnelli’s 1951 musical turned Gershwin’s music and Gene Kelly’s choreography into a lavish cinematic spectacle—culminating in one of the most ambitious ballet sequences in film history.
An American in Paris (1951) was directed by Vincente Minnelli and stars Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron
Selected to the National Film Registry in 1993
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Music by Mike Natale
