@celeste_writes
A patient, formally daring work — the cinematography lingers on empty rooms longer than most audiences will tolerate, but those who stay are rewarded with the most haunting final act of the year.
Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist who's a long time associate of a famous French singer, Henri Baurel. A lonely society woman, Milo Roberts, takes Jerry under her wing and supports him, but is interested in more than his art.
Quick Stats
7.0
TMDB Rating
656
Votes
1h 53m
Runtime
$5.6M
Budget
$7.0M
Box Office
124%
Return
Key Crew
DirectorVincente Minnelli
WriterAlan Jay Lerner
CinematographyAlfred Gilks
ComposerVan Allen James
EditorAdrienne Fazan
Production DesignCedric Gibbons
Produced by
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerLoew's Incorporated
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Critics & Reviews
3 featured@jhalberg
I walked in expecting another genre exercise and walked out feeling like I'd been eavesdropping on a confession. The lead performance is genuinely singular — a career-defining turn.
@priya_a
A few too many scenes feel borrowed from a better film, but the soundtrack and the production design carry the rest. Solid recommendation for fans of slow-burn European thrillers.
Cast
Gene Kelly
Jerry Mulligan
Leslie Caron
Lise Bouvier
Oscar Levant
Adam Cook
Georges Guétary
Henri Baurel
Nina Foch
Milo Roberts
R
Robert Ames
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
J
Joan Anderson
Child in Ballet (uncredited)
L
Larry Arnold
Frenchman (uncredited)
M
Martha Bamattre
Mathilde Mattieu (uncredited)
C
Charles Bastin
Smiling Young Man (uncredited)
J
Joan Bayley
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
R
Rodney Bieber
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Madge Blake
Edna Mae Bestram (uncredited)
R
Ralph Blum
Patron at Flodair Café (uncredited)
Nan Boardman
Maid (uncredited)
