An American Rhapsody

A true story based on the life story of writer/director Eva Gardos, this film depicts the personal odyssey of a family's escape from Communist Hungary. One night, Margaret (Nastassja Kinski) and Peter (Tony Goldwyn) arrange to escape Hungary with their eldest daughter in tow, forcing them to leave ...more

While An American Rhapsody too often plays as a well-made television feature, the film is imbued with enough attention to detail and unfettered affection by writer/director Eva Gardos to be a memorable account of displacement and assimilation. The first half of the film is especially strong, effectively detailing the family dynamic of its central story, and succinctly illustrating the struggle of a youngster's unforeseen culture clash. The film goes flat in its second half, however, where the ...more