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04/05/03
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An American Rhapsody (2001)
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Reviews Counted: 58
Fresh: 31
Rotten:27
Average Rating: 5.6/10
Consensus: Though obviously a labor of love, American Rhapsody is an uneven, heavy-handed effort, particularly in the second half.
Theatrical Release: Aug 10, 2001 Limited
Synopsis: This autobiographical coming of age tale from writer-director Eva Gardos begins in 1950s Hungary as Communist oppression forces a pair of aristocratic parents (Nastassja Kinski and Tony Goldwyn) to sneak across the border to freedom... [More]
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Tony Goldwyn, Nastassia Kinski, Agnes Banfalvy
Director: Eva Gardos
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Reviews for An American Rhapsody
Just another faux-weepy drama told with a standard fetishistic immigrant’s sentimentality.
01/16/03
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.
10/29/02
The 'stranger in a strange land' story has been told many times, in print and on film, but seldom as poignantly.
10/21/02
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.
10/10/02
A beautiful film that covers the full spectrum of emotions. For the most part, it's convincing and poignant.
02/26/02
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01/22/02
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.
01/17/02
It's a powerful, affecting portrait of a young woman trying simultaneously to rebel and find her roots.
11/04/01
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10/08/01
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.
09/21/01
There's something about this film that speaks so loudly of real emotions and real events as to transcend all shortcomings.
09/21/01
Top Critic The best little thing in "An American Rhapsody" is the charming performance by Kelly Endresz Banlaki as six-year-old Suzanne.
09/13/01
Top Critic This should be a fascinating story, but An American Rhapsody never develops a melody or a rhythm, much less the epiphany the title suggests.
09/07/01
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beautiful story with first rate actors
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