An American Rhapsody (2001)
Average Rating: 5.6/10
Reviews Counted: 60
Fresh: 33 | Rotten: 27
Though obviously a labor of love, American Rhapsody is an uneven, heavy-handed effort, particularly in the second half.
Average Rating: 5.7/10
Critic Reviews: 24
Fresh: 14 | Rotten: 10
Though obviously a labor of love, American Rhapsody is an uneven, heavy-handed effort, particularly in the second half.
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A true story based on the life story of writer/director Eva Gardos, this film depicts the personal odyssey of a family's escape from Communist Hungary. One night, Margaret (Nastassja Kinski) and Peter (Tony Goldwyn) arrange to escape Hungary with their eldest daughter in tow, forcing them to leave behind their youngest, Suzanne, in the care of Margaret's mother. When the mother is separated from the young child, she goes to live in a peaceful Eastern European countryside with a loving man and
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Scarlett Johansson
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All Critics (68) | Top Critics (26) | Fresh (33) | Rotten (27) | DVD (7)
An American Rhapsody, in its straightforward way, earns its emotions.
Top CriticAn American Rhapsody speaks from the heart to the heart.
This should be a fascinating story, but An American Rhapsody never develops a melody or a rhythm, much less the epiphany the title suggests.
The film is never less than engaging.
A story this compelling deserves a better telling.
A profoundly touching event.
A heartfelt coming of age tale of an Hungarian-American adolescent, well acted by Scarlett Johansson
In spite of the movie's inflated title, writer/director Eva Gardos tells an emotionally charged story of Hungarian immigration that is touching and historically accurate.
Just another faux-weepy drama told with a standard fetishistic immigrant's sentimentality.
The States becomes an apple-pie wonderland of Elvis and Coca-Cola, the old country either a gray police state or, in scenes of Suzanne's happy childhood, a pastoral haven.
The 'stranger in a strange land' story has been told many times, in print and on film, but seldom as poignantly.
Begins with harrowing detail but develops gaping holes as a decade and a half of potentially volcanic events and relationships is molded into a 106-minute movie.
A beautiful film that covers the full spectrum of emotions. For the most part, it's convincing and poignant.
Based on director Eva Gardos' own experiences, this film depicts a 15-year-old girl's quest to revisit and come to terms with her past in Hungary.
It's a powerful, affecting portrait of a young woman trying simultaneously to rebel and find her roots.
By focusing a little more on people than she does on ideology, director Gardos ends up with a patriotism that seems more honest and compelling.
There's something about this film that speaks so loudly of real emotions and real events as to transcend all shortcomings.
Most of the movie, unfortunately, lacks emotional power.
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