The story goes that ace MGM producer Alan Freed approached Ira Gershwin seeking permission to use his late brother’s concert piece An American in Paris in a movie. When he came away, he had permission to make a movie full of George’s songs. The result was six Oscar®s: Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Music, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, and a special citation for Gene Kelly. A demobbed WW2 American soldier returns to Paris to make his way as a painter. Of course, he spends more time dancing, singing, and romancing Leslie Caron and Nina Foch. A gloriously filmed, joyous musical.