An American Rhapsody

"Sometimes you have to lose your way to find your home."

2001 1h 46m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 84

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Synopsis

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A Hungarian family forced to flee the Communist country for the United States must leave a young daughter behind. Six years later, the family arranges to bring the absent daughter to the United States where she has trouble adjusting. The daughter then decides to travel to Budapest to discover her identity.

“Sometimes you have to lose your way to find your home.”

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Cast

Scarlett Johansson
Suzanne Sandor
Nastassja Kinski
Margit
Tony Goldwyn
Peter
Ágnes Bánfalvy
Helen
Zoltán Seress
George
András Szöke
István
Erzsi Pásztor
Ilus
Colleen Camp
Dottie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Éva Gárdos
Writers: Éva Gárdos
Languages: English, Italian, Hungarian
Countries: Canada, United States of America, United Kingdom

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Italian, Hungarian.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Canada, United States of America, United Kingdom.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Éva Gárdos, shot by Elemér Ragályi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Cliff Eidelman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Margaret Goodspeed shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Scarlett Johansson and Nastassja Kinski and Tony Goldwyn carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Sometimes you have to lose your way to find your home.".

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Éva Gárdos directs. Elemér Ragályi behind the camera. Cliff Eidelman scores. Margaret Goodspeed cuts. Produced in Canada, United States of America, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, Italian, Hungarian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

125 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Italian, Hungarian.
3International production across 3 countries: Canada, United States of America, United Kingdom.
4Directed by Éva Gárdos, shot by Elemér Ragályi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Cliff Eidelman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Margaret Goodspeed shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Scarlett Johansson and Nastassja Kinski and Tony Goldwyn carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Sometimes you have to lose your way to find your home.".
9IMDB entry: tt0221799 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 84 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.