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An American rhapsody, (electronic resource)

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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 behind their youngest, Suzanne, in the care of Margaret's mother. When the mother is separated from the young child, she goes to live in a peaceful Eastern European countryside with a loving man and woman who raise her until age six, where Suzanne is sent for by her birth parents, now living in America. She finds the adjustment difficult and does not fully comprehend that Margaret and Peter are her parents, but she is willing to stay, and if she feels the same way in several years, Peter has agreed to give her a ticket back to Hungary. Later, as a rebellious teenager (played by Scarlett Johansson), with Margaret becoming a highly overprotective mother, she takes her father up on his offer to go back and reconnect with those who raised her as a child. While in Hungary, she has a change of heart , however, and discovers her true identity. The feature also co-stars Mae Whitman, Emmy Rossum, and Larisa Oleynik
Language
eng
Work
Instance
Label
An American rhapsody
Title
An American rhapsody
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
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 behind their youngest, Suzanne, in the care of Margaret's mother. When the mother is separated from the young child, she goes to live in a peaceful Eastern European countryside with a loving man and woman who raise her until age six, where Suzanne is sent for by her birth parents, now living in America. She finds the adjustment difficult and does not fully comprehend that Margaret and Peter are her parents, but she is willing to stay, and if she feels the same way in several years, Peter has agreed to give her a ticket back to Hungary. Later, as a rebellious teenager (played by Scarlett Johansson), with Margaret becoming a highly overprotective mother, she takes her father up on his offer to go back and reconnect with those who raised her as a child. While in Hungary, she has a change of heart , however, and discovers her true identity. The feature also co-stars Mae Whitman, Emmy Rossum, and Larisa Oleynik
Cataloging source
Midwest
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Directed by Eva Gardos
Intended audience
Not rated
PerformerNote
Nastassja Kinski, Scarlett Johansson, Tony Goldwyn, Mae Whitman, Ági Bánfalvy, Zoltán Seress, Kelly Endrész Banlaki
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1953-
  • 1960-
  • 1988-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Camp, Colleen
  • Timmermann, Bonnie
  • Gárdos, Éva
  • Kinski, Nastassja
  • Johansson, Scarlett
  • Goldwyn, Tony
  • Whitman, Mae
  • Bánfalvy, Ági
  • Seress, Zoltán
  • Banlaki, Kelly Endrész
  • Ragályi, Elemér
  • Goodspeed, Margie
  • Eidelman, Cliff
  • Pásztor, Beatrix Aruna
  • Vogel, Vanessa
  • Tavoularis, Alex
  • hoopla digital
Runtime
106
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Families
  • Mothers and daughters
  • Feature films
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Label
An American rhapsody, (electronic resource)
Link
Instantiates
Publication
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Dimensions
  • other
  • unknown
Extent
1 online resource (1 video file (ca. 106 min.))
Form of item
electronic
Governing access note
Digital content provided by hoopla
Isbn
9780792179504
Isbn Type
(physical video recording)
Medium for sound
other
Other physical details
sd., col.
Publisher number
MWT10951840
Sound
sound
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
  • other
  • remote
Stock number
10951840
System control number
MWT10951840
System details
Mode of access: World Wide Web
Video recording format
other
Label
An American rhapsody, (electronic resource)
Link
Publication
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Dimensions
  • other
  • unknown
Extent
1 online resource (1 video file (ca. 106 min.))
Form of item
electronic
Governing access note
Digital content provided by hoopla
Isbn
9780792179504
Isbn Type
(physical video recording)
Medium for sound
other
Other physical details
sd., col.
Publisher number
MWT10951840
Sound
sound
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
  • other
  • remote
Stock number
10951840
System control number
MWT10951840
System details
Mode of access: World Wide Web
Video recording format
other

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