Struggling to make a name for himself as a painter in picturesque post-World War II France, the vivacious and optimistic former G.I., Jerry Mulligan, comes to realise that making it big in the artistic Parisian metropolis is easier said than done. Then, when he least expects it, Jerry finds an eager patron in the person of the affluent heiress, Milo Roberts, and has a chance encounter with the love of his life and a friend's steady girlfriend, Lise Bouvier. Suddenly, the happy-go-lucky artist has to choose between a brilliant career and true love. Can the American in Paris have it all?—Nick Riganas