Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Scarlett JohanssonSuzanne Sandor
- Nastassja KinskiMargit
- Tony GoldwynPeter
- Raffaella BánságiSuzanne - Infant
- Ágnes BánfalvyHelen
- Colleen CampDottie
- Mae WhitmanMaria
- Emmy RossumSheila at 15
- Kelly BanlakiSuzanne at 6
- Bori KereszturiSuzanne at 3
Recommandations
- 70
Los Angeles Times
Made with care and respect, American Rhapsody manages to skirt the edge of excessive sentiment without falling victim to it. - 67
Austin Chronicle
Has an unerring eye for the banal intricacies of 1950s pre-planned suburban neighborhoods, à la Levittown. - 60
New Times (L.A.)
Distinguishes itself by its subtlety and good taste. Even if we catch a hint of gypsy music on the soundtrack -- or glimpse a disturbing American neighbor lady -- Gardos steadfastly guards us from caricature. She wants to keep it real. - 60
The New York Times
Ms. Gardos is not a particularly flavorful filmmaker, but she is an honest one. - 58
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The result is a heartfelt film brimming with ideas and passion but hampered by a literal approach that douses the emotional heat. - 50
Washington Post
It's a case of the heart being in the right place, but the script getting in the way. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
The glammed-up Kinski looks the same age throughout and only has three expressions: angry, wistful, and someone's-killed-my-dog. - 50
Miami Herald
Rhapsody fails to completely hook you, perhaps because the events happen so quickly you barely have time to sort out the characters.
