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An American Rhapsody (2001)

An American Rhapsody poster
Directed by
Éva Gárdos
Genre
drama film, biographical film, coming-of-age film
Country
United States, Hungary
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 83 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A 15-year-old girl in a Hungarian-American family struggles with her identity. The film follows her as she navigates the tension between her parents' past in Hungary and her present in America.

emotionalintrospectivebittersweetfamily-orientednostalgicpoignantearnest

What happens

An American Rhapsody (Hungarian: Amerikai rapszódia) is a 2001 biographical drama film written and directed by Éva Gárdos. Based on Gárdos' life story, the film tells the story of a 15-year-old girl from a Hungarian-American family. It stars Nastassja Kinski, Scarlett Johansson, Tony Goldwyn, and Mae Whitman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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