American Rhapsody
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Eva Gardos
Tony Goldwyn
Zsuzsa Czinkoczi
Kata Dobo
Colleen Camp
Kelly Endresz Banlaki
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In the darkest days of the Cold War, a Hungarian family sacrifices wealth and privilege to escape to the West and gain freedom from Communist repression. Amid the chaos of their late-night border crossing, their youngest child is left behind. They go on to build a new life in America, while in the old country a peasant family raises Suzanne as if she were their own. But Suzanne's true mother never stops fighting to bring her to America. After five years of persistence she wins her fight. Suzanne comes to America, greeted by people she's never met who say they are her parents. As Suzanne grows up to be a rebellious teenager, she must deal directly with the mystery of her past. Only by going back to Hungary, by crossing the border once again, on her own terms, is she able to find herself and to find her true home.
Director
Eva Gardos
Cast
Tony Goldwyn
Zsuzsa Czinkoczi
Kata Dobo
Colleen Camp
Kelly Endresz Banlaki
Scarlett Johansson
Nastassja Kinski
Mae Whitman
Emmy Rossum
Agnes Banfalvy
Larisa Oleynik
Balazs Galko
Zoltan Seres
Eva Soreny
Lisa Jane Persky
Crew
Colleen Camp
Cliff Eidelman
Jay Firestone
Patricia Foulkrod
Eva Gardos
Margaret Goodspeed
Adam Haight
Peter Hoffmann
Peter Kardos
Terri Fettis O'vidio
Beatrix Aruna Pasztor
Stephanie Poole
Elemer Ragalyi
Eric Sandys
Alex Tavoularis
Tony Thatcher
Bonnie Timmermann
Andrew Vajna
Vanessa Vogel
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of two awards, including Best Feature and the Audience Award for Best Feature at the 2001 Nantucket Film Festival.
Expanded Release in United States August 24, 2001
Released in United States July 2001
Released in United States June 2001
Released in United States on Video January 22, 2002
Released in United States Summer August 10, 2001
Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Opening Night/ out of competition) July 5-14, 2001.
Shown at Maui Film Festival (Opening Night) June 13-17, 2001.
Shown at Nantucket Film Festival June 20-24, 2001.
Feature directorial debut for editor Eva Gardos.
Began shooting late October 1999.
Completed shooting December 5, 1999.
Released in United States on Video January 22, 2002
Released in United States June 2001 (Shown at Maui Film Festival (Opening Night) June 13-17, 2001.)
Released in United States June 2001 (Shown at Nantucket Film Festival June 20-24, 2001.)
Released in United States July 2001 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Opening Night/ out of competition) July 5-14, 2001.)
Released in United States Summer August 10, 2001
Expanded Release in United States August 24, 2001
