A young Hungarian girl struggles to find her place in the world when she's reunited with her parents in the USA years after she was left behind during their flight from the communist country... Read allA young Hungarian girl struggles to find her place in the world when she's reunited with her parents in the USA years after she was left behind during their flight from the communist country in the 1950s.A young Hungarian girl struggles to find her place in the world when she's reunited with her parents in the USA years after she was left behind during their flight from the communist country in the 1950s.
- Awards
- 5 wins & 5 nominations
- Helen
- (as Ági Bánfalvy)
- Suzanne - at 3
- (as Boru Keresztúri)
- AVO Officer
- (as Péter Kállóy Molnár)
- Eva
- (as Éva Soreny)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaÉva Gárdos met actress Colleen Camp on the set of Apocalypse Now (1979), when she was a casting director for the film. During shooting breaks, Éva told Colleen her true story of her childhood as a Hungarian émigré and Colleen encouraged her to turn it into a film. Colleen Camp would ultimately help produce the film, and played a small role in it as a neighborhood housewife.
- GoofsSuzanne first arrives in Los Angeles in 1955, one house has an eighteen-inch television satellite dish strapped to the chimney.
- Quotes
Margit: Do you know what your father and I had to go through...
Suzanne - at 15: Yeah, I know, you- you walked 20 kilometers and you- you climbed under barbed wire, right? Yeah, I know.
Margit: You don't know anything.
- Crazy creditsFilm has the following dedication before the credits: For my Mother and Father
- SoundtracksSino Moi
Traditional
Arranged by Nikola Parov / Márta Sebestyén
Performed by Márta Sebestyén
Courtesy of Hannibal Records, a Rycodisc label
A young girl is torn between her youthful memories of one world, and one set of parents, while trying to grow up in another world with her real family that she seems to barely know. She is caught emotionally between her memories of two diverse worlds. The conflicts come to a crisis when she is 16, and she decides that she must return to Hungary in order to resolve them. I was so enthralled by that premise, and the skill with which the story was crafted, that I was engrossed from start to finish. I'm not even sure if I blinked the entire time. The scenes on the Hungarian side paint a poignant picture of people trying to live under the hopelessness of the communist regime after the invasion by the Soviets in 1950.
Natassja Kinski is superb. Her role is a departure from past efforts but she, as always, delivers a sterling interpretation of her character. But Scarlet Johansson and Kelly Endresz Banlaki really steal the show. Their performances as Suzanne are understated and genuine. There are some minor plot flaws in "An American Rhapsody", but they are inconsequential compared to the superb emotional ride the story provides. Watch this one for the dramatic and irresistible acting.
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Американська рапсодія
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $850,255
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $40,200
- Aug 12, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $970,676
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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