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An American Rhapsody
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Synopsis
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 woman who raise her until age six, where Suzanne is sent for by her birth parents, now living in America. She finds the adjustment difficult and does not fully comprehend that Margaret and Peter are her parents, but she is willing to stay, and if she feels the same way in several years, Peter has agreed to give her a ticket back to Hungary. Later, as a rebellious teenager (played by Scarlett Johansson), with Margaret becoming a highly overprotective mother, she takes her father up on his offer to go back and reconnect with those who raised her as a child. While in Hungary, she has a change of heart , however, and discovers her true identity. The feature also co-stars Mae Whitman, Emmy Rossum, and Larisa Oleynik. ~ Jason Clark, All Movie Guide


Production Crew

Elemer Ragalyi Cinematographer
Patricia Foulkrod Co-producer
Cliff Eidelman Composer (Music Score)
Beatrix Aruna Pasztor Costume Designer
Vanessa Vogel Costume Designer
Eva Gardos Director
Margie Goodspeed Editor
Eric Sandys Executive Producer
Jay Firestone Executive Producer
Tony Thatcher Executive Producer
Bonnie Timmermann Producer
Colleen Camp Producer
Alex Tavoularis Production Designer
Eva Gardos Screenwriter
Peter Kardos Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 2001
Runtime: 102
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG13
for some violent content and thematic material
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Sound
Dolby Digital

Produced by
Fireworks Pictures
Seven Arts

Release
August 10, 2001 (USA - Limited)
by Paramount Classics