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Title: An American Rhapsody (2001)
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| Scarlett Johansson | ... | Suzanne - at 15 | |
| Nastassja Kinski | ... | Margit | |
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Raffaella Bánsági | ... | Suzanne - Infant |
| Tony Goldwyn | ... | Peter | |
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Ágnes Bánfalvy | ... | Helen (as Ági Bánfalvy) |
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Zoltán Seress | ... | George |
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Klaudia Szabó | ... | Maria - at 4 |
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Zsolt Zágoni | ... | Russian Soldier |
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András Szöke | ... | Istvan |
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Erzsi Pásztor | ... | Ilus |
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Carlos Laszlo | ... | Boy on Train |
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Bori Kereszturi | ... | Suzanne - at 3 (as Boru Keresztúri) |
| Péter Kálloy Molnár | ... | AVO Officer (as Péter Kállóy Molnár) | |
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Zsuzsa Czinkóczi | ... | Teri |
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Balázs Galkó | ... | Jeno |
In 1950, a Hungarian couple, Peter and Margit, are forced to flee from the oppressive communist country for the USA with their eldest daughter Maria, but are forced to leave behind their infant daughter Suzanne who is raised by kindly foster couple. 6 years later, Peter and Margit arrange for the American Red Cross to bring Suzanne to their new home in Los Angeles where the perplexed youth is forced to accept her sudden change in home and country which leads to a troubled growing up. At age 15, the rebellious and unsure-of-herself Suzanne tries to come to terms with her roots and decides to travel back to Budapest, Hungary to find her true identity. Written by matt-282
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Let me preface this review, by saying that this is indeed my first review, so a certain sense of rustiness will be noticed.
With that out of the way, lets get to the meat of the topic. Being of Hungarian origin, it was hard to overlook certain shortcomings with regards to the use of language and music. There are certain situations where i thought the use of the Hungarian language would have been more forceful and certainly more emotionally satisfying, as opposed to using English. And while the movie was made with American audiences in mind, nevertheless, this type of small movie should be able to get away with the use of subtitles all the way through. As far as the music was concerned, it was not even of Hungarian origin in most cases. Considering the title used the word rhapsody, there would have been scope for the use of genuine Hungarian music.
The director's stated ambition - in the audio commentary - was to portray all the characters in a sympathetic light, so that we - the audience - do not feel more emotional attachment towards one set of parents over the other. Well, maybe it is me, but I did feel more sympathetic towards one set of parents than the other. Which makes the ending all the more less satisfying and somewhat rushed. As if, somebody said, but we need a feel good ending. If only life would be so simple.
On the positive side, the performance of the 6 year old Susannah or Zsuzsi, is quite remarkable. To have such a range of emotions displayed by a child of that age is simply unique. The look of the movie is also well thought out, with the use of the black and white at the beginning and later reverting to full colour.
Ultimately, it is a movie that will satisfy the general American audience, but for those that have personal experiences similar to those in the film, will find the whole experience somewhat wasted. The potential was there.... my score is 3/10