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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Eva Gardos |
| Stars: |
Scarlett Johansson |
| Actors: |
Nastassja Kinski |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
American History |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: Checkpoint |
| UPC: |
097363394433 |
| Release Date: |
2001 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 46min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Checkpoint, 1hr 46min
Release Company: Paramount Home Entertainment (January 22, 2002)
UPC: 097363394426 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 46min
Release Company: Paramount Home Entertainment (January 22, 2002)
UPC: 097363394433 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Eva Gardos |
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Professional Reviews
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(09/01/2001, p.35-6, Stephen Farber): "...The film is a deeply poignant study of cultural dislocation, enhanced by the sympathetic performances of Nastassja Kinski and Tony Goldwyn..." |
| More Information |
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This autobiographical coming of age tale from writer-director Eva Gardos begins in 1950s Hungary as Communist oppression forces a pair of aristocratic parents (Nastassja Kinski and Tony Goldwyn) to sneak across the border to freedom and find a new life in America. Circumstances result in their infant daughter, Zsuza, being left behind to spend her formative years in the care of loving Hungarian peasants. When, at age six, she finally comes to the U.S., the cross-curtain culture shock makes for an extra-stormy adolescence, especially when her guilt-ridden mother becomes over-protective to the point of keeping Zsuza locked in her room. <br> <br> The film makes striking contrast between the old-world beauty of Hungary and the prefabricated gaudiness of post-war America, and Gardos manages to be refreshingly non-judgmental in portraying the pros and cons of each. Performances are uniformly strong, especially from the always-intense Kinski, and newcomer Kelly Endr?sz-B?lanki as the 6-year-old Zsuzsa (she is ... |
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