''Diary for My Father and Mother'' ( hu, Napló apámnak, anyámnak) is a 1990 Hungarian film directed by Márta Mészáros. It is the third film of the autobiographical trilogy, preceded by ''

Diary for My Children ''Diary for My Children'' ( hu, Napló gyermekeimnek) is a 1984 Hungarian drama film directed by Márta Mészáros. It was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix Spécial du Jury. In July 2021, the film was show ...

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Diary for My Lovers ''Diary for My Lovers'' ( hu, Napló szerelmeimnek) is a 1987 Hungarian drama film directed by Márta Mészáros. It was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement ...

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Synopsis

The story follows Juli, a young film student, during the

1956 Hungarian uprising The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 (23 October – 10 November 1956; hu, 1956-os forradalom), also known as the Hungarian Uprising, was a countrywide revolution against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989) and the Hunga ...

. Returning from her studies in Moscow, she sees her friends and family react differently. János, a married factory manager, supports the patriots and later assists fellow workers in staging a strike. Magda, a Secret police officer, is in hiding. Others express anger at being forced from their homes during the revolution. Some decide to emigrate, others stay... A particularly surreal scene involves a New Year's Eve party in which the participants wear costumes. An intoxicated woman yells anti-government curses out of the window. Within a very short time police arrive and look suspiciously at the guests, who are all wearing ridiculous costumes. The film contains documentary footage integrated with the story.

Cast

Zsuzsa Czinkóczi Zsuzsa Czinkóczi (born January 23, 1967) is a Hungarian actress. Her best-known work includes ''Nobody's Daughter'' (1976), '' Just Like Home'' (1978), ''Diary for My Children'' (1984), ''Diary for My Lovers ''Diary for My Lovers'' ( hu, Napl ...

as Juli * Jan Nowicki as János * Tamás Végvári as János (voice) * Ildikó Bánsági as Ildi *

Mari Törőcsik Mari Törőcsik (born Marián Törőcsik; 23 November 1935 – 16 April 2021) was a Hungarian stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 170 films from 1956 to 2020. She won the award for Best Actress at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival ...

as Vera * Anna Polony as Magda * Teri Földi as Magda (voice) * Adél Kováts as Natasa *

Erzsébet Kútvölgyi Erzsébet Kútvölgyi (born November 14, 1950) is a Jászai Mari Award and Kossuth Prize The Kossuth Prize ( hu, Kossuth-díj) is a state-sponsored award in Hungary, named after the Hungarian politician and revolutionist Lajos Kossuth. The Pr ...

as Erzsi * as Anna Pavlova * Erika Szegedi as Anna Pavlova (voice)

External links

* Hungarian drama films 1990 films 1990s Hungarian-language films Films about orphans Films directed by Márta Mészáros {{Hungary-film-stub