An American in Paris Blu-ray

'An American in Paris' Director: Vincente Minnelli (1951) Warner Bros. Blu-ray

An optimistic American ex-GI living in post-World War II Paris tries make a living as a painter, and is taken under the wing of an alluring (but engaged) perfume-shop clerk.

Inspired by the 1928 jazz-influenced symphonic poem by George Gershwin — Gene Kelly, producer Arthur Freed, director Vincente Minnelli and a skilled production team conjure an entertainment for the ages, with dazzling dance sequences and original music by the Gershwins, impressionist set stylings and a beguiling screen debut from Leslie Caron.

Special features include:

• Audio commentary by Patricia Ward Kelly, featuring archival and outtake audio from Gene Kelly, Vincente Minnelli, Arthur Freed and Alan Jay
  
• Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002 PBS document)
• 'S Wonderful: The Making of An American in Paris
• Outtakes
• Song selection (audio only)
• Radio interviews
• Paris on Parade (1938 MGM short)
• Symphony in Slang (1951 MGM cartoon)