When Vincente Minnelli and Gene Kelly were making the 1951 film An American in Paris, their schedule had to be tailored to the needs of their star, Leslie Caron. Return to rive gauche: how Christopher Wheeldon adapted An American in Paris Read moreThe closeness of the war to the movie musical was embedded in its heart. It opened in Paris and went on to win four Tony awards on Broadway and has now reached London. He had heard George Gershwin’s An American in Paris (composed in Paris in 1928) at a concert and recognised that both the music and the title would make an excellent starting point for a movie musical. But he was always lovely to me – a real inspiration.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Charismatic … Gene Kelly with Leslie Caron in director Vincente Minnelli’s An American in Paris (1951).

Source: The Guardian March 17, 2017 10:52 UTC