An American Rhapsody
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.
| Directed by | Éva Gárdos
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| Produced by | Colleen Camp
Bonnie Timmermann |
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| Screenplay by | Éva Gárdos
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| Story by | Éva Gárdos
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| Cinematography | Elemér Ragályi
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| Edited by | Margaret Goodspeed
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| Running time | 106 minutes
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| Country | United States
Hungary |
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| Language | English
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| Box office | $850,255
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- The final black and white photo still at the end of the movie is of the young Éva Gárdos being reunited with her parents upon arrival in the USA in 1955.
- Éva Gárdos met actress Colleen Camp on the set of Apocalypse Now (1979), when she was a casting director for the film. During shooting breaks, Éva told Colleen her true story of her childhood as a Hungarian émigré and Colleen encouraged her to turn it into a film. Colleen Camp would ultimately help produce the film, and played a small role in it as a neighborhood housewife.
- American Rhapsody was the 1998 grand prize winner of the Hartley-Merrill International Screenwriting Competition.
- The movie is based on the true life story of writer and director of the film, Éva Gárdos.
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