An American Rhapsody 2001
“Sometimes you have to lose your way to find your home.”
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 106 minutes
- Director
- Éva Gárdos
- Networks
- Fireworks Pictures, Seven Arts Entertainment, Camp/Timbermann Productions
- Where to Stream
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
What is An American Rhapsody?
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist. Task: Write a factual, original 150-190 word overview of the film "An American Rhapsody" (2001).
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 2001
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 106 minutes
- Release date
- Jun 22, 2001
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- Canada, United States of America, United Kingdom
- Studios
- Fireworks Pictures, Seven Arts Entertainment, Camp/Timbermann Productions
- Revenue
- $970,676
- Genres
- Drama, Family
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.4/10 from 84 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~106 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Networks
- Fireworks Pictures, Seven Arts Entertainment, Camp/Timbermann Productions
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Overview
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Word count: 150-190 words.
Title: An American Rhapsody.
Year: 2001.
Release Date (US): 06/22/2001.
Rating: PG-13.
Genres: Drama and Family.
Runtime: 1h 46m.
Plot: A Hungarian family forced to flee Communist Hungary for the US must leave a young daughter behind. Six years later, the family arranges to bring the daughter to the US. She has trouble adjusting. She then decides to travel to Budapest to discover her identity.
Context: Based on Gárdos' life story. Tells the story of a 15-year-old girl from a Hungarian-American family.
Cast: Nastassja Kinski, Scarlett Johansson, Tony Goldwyn, Mae Whitman.
Director: Éva Gárdos.
Draft 1 (Mental Outline):
Should you watch it?
“A young immigrant struggles to reconcile her fractured past with her new life in America.”
- It is based on the real life story of director Éva Gárdos.
- The film explores the complex emotional toll of family separation.
- It provides a grounded look at the challenges of adjusting to a new country.
- The narrative focus on personal identity and adjustment may feel slow to viewers seeking high-stakes action.
Watch it if you appreciate biographical dramas that explore the intersection of personal history and cultural displacement.
The film maintains a serious and reflective tone with a steady, character-driven pace suitable for mature audiences.
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Is this film worth watching?
It is worth watching for those interested in biographical dramas that focus on family history and the immigrant experience.
What is the runtime of the film?
The film has a runtime of one hour and forty-six minutes.
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An American Rhapsody is a standalone feature-length film.
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