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Diary for My Children

Original title: Napló gyermekeimnek
  • 19841984
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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Diary for My Children (1984)
From one of the foremost woman directors comes a personal story of how history and the individual impact each other. A young woman (Juli) returns to her homeland only to find the horrors she escaped have infected it also.
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Having lost her parents to Stalin's purges, a girl returns from Soviet Union to her native Hungary to live with her Stalinist aunt.Having lost her parents to Stalin's purges, a girl returns from Soviet Union to her native Hungary to live with her Stalinist aunt.Having lost her parents to Stalin's purges, a girl returns from Soviet Union to her native Hungary to live with her Stalinist aunt.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
876
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  • Director
    • Márta Mészáros
  • Writer
    • Márta Mészáros
  • Stars
    • Zsuzsa Czinkóczi
    • Teri Földi(voice)
    • Anna Polony
  • Director
    • Márta Mészáros
  • Writer
    • Márta Mészáros
  • Stars
    • Zsuzsa Czinkóczi
    • Teri Földi(voice)
    • Anna Polony
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 3User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations

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    Zsuzsa Czinkóczi
    • Juli
    Teri Földi
    • Magda
    • (voice)
    Anna Polony
    Anna Polony
    • Magda - Juli nagynénje
    Jan Nowicki
    Jan Nowicki
    • János
    Sándor Oszter
    • János
    • (voice)
    Mari Szemes
    • Nagymama
    Vilmos Kun
    • Nagypapa
    • (voice)
    Pál Zolnay
    • Nagypapa
    Ildikó Bánsági
    Ildikó Bánsági
    • Juli anyja
    Éva Szabó
    • Ilonka - Magda házvezetõnõje
    Tamás Tóth
    • János fia
    Éva Almássy Albert
    Kati Bus
    György Bõsze
    Péter Czibulás
    Éva Gyulányi
    Alíz Halda
    Antal Horváth
    • Director
      • Márta Mészáros
    • Writer
      • Márta Mészáros
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    • Connections
      Featured in Diary for My Lovers (1987)

    User reviews3

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    9/10
    diary for my children
    Today I watched this Hungarian film which only show in Hungary . The director is Márta Mészáros,I think she is the best director in Hungary. Her works are very bold, forward-looking, sensitive and sad. Only a few of the 64 films she has directed can be shown in the public. Most of them are included in the film archive. It is very rare that the Hungarian Film Archive provided the broadcasting resources only when it met the Hong Kong International Film Festival. Moreover, it has been restored in high definition! I'm really lucky to have the chance to see this movie!!

    This is a semi autobiographical film. Originally, the film was released in Hungary in 1982. However, due to the content containing politically sensitive topics, it was dragged with the National stuff for two years. Finally, it was released in Cannes and won the award. Márta Mészáros 's father was a sculptor who was killed in the Stalinist purge of World War II. Her mother was a prison guard. After her mother died, she became an orphan. Mesarosh's childhood experiences are generally shown in this film. The film is full of a very ironic realism tone. At the same time, it is interspersed with the repeated memories of Juli. She is extremely eager for the life in she has before, but saddly she loss her close people again. This story reflects the typical tragedy of hundreds of thousands of East Europeans who experienced World War II.

    There are a lot of scenes of worshipping and praising Stalin and socialism in this film. It is interesting that this film was actually shown in the Soviet Union that year. Obviously, these political censors who were baptized by Stalinism could not understand the irony. It was not until later that it was rejected by many regions. In addition,I could not post this film review on Chinese movie app. My article has been rejected by deletion, obviously Because of political reason.
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    • Release date
      • May 3, 1984 (Hungary)
    • Country of origin
      • Hungary
    • Language
      • Hungarian
    • Also known as
      • Naplo
    • Filming locations
      • Budapest, Hungary(setting of the action)
    • Production companies
      • Budapest Játékfilmstúdió
      • Mafilm
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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