An American artist falls in love with a woman who is already involved with a man he knows. Meanwhile, a wealthy heiress promotes his art and wants affection in return.
In fact, the plot is almost irrelevant. Directed by Vincente Minnelli, this is really designed as a showcase of extravagant dance set pieces, in which Gene Kelly demonstrates his full range of abilities. The magical/dream sequences take you out of the narrative, but are spectacular in their own right. Most notably, there is a 17-minute impressionistic dance sequence at the very climax of the film, where you might expect there to be some acting.
Aside from Kelly, the leads are played by Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guétary and Nina Foch. There’s very little that’s “French” about it.
An amiable if inconsequential affair.
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