An American Rhapsody (DVD review)

An American Rhapsody (2001) Scarlett Johansson, Nastassja Kinski. Baby Suzanne is left behind in Communist Hungary when her parents escape in the 1950s, but years later, as a teenager (Johansson), she joins them in the U.S. It is a difficult transition for her, for she has been raised from babyhood by a kindly couple who treated her as their own child. She is thrust into an alien world in the U.S. of the '60s, and has difficulty relating to her parents, especially her mother (Kinski). Eventually, she must return to Hungary to discover her sense of self. Based on a true story, this movie is both poignant and inspiring. Grade: A-