Top 100 Musicals Film List #43 An American in Paris

About this episode

The episode discusses the 1951 musical film 'An American in Paris' and its themes of love and artistic struggle.

We’ve got rhythm this episode as we head to France for the 1951 Gershwin musical ‘An American in Paris starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron. Former GI Jerry resides in the capital city as a struggling artist and finds himself involved in a love triangle. Grab a brioche and tune in….who could ask for anything more?!?

People in this episode

Hosts: Myles Ryan, Viviana Cruz

Topics covered

• musicals
• film analysis
• love triangle
• Gershwin
• artistic struggle

Keywords

• An American in Paris
• musical film
• Gershwin
• Gene Kelly
• Leslie Caron
• love triangle
• 1951

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: An American in Paris

Places: France

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