Diary for My Father and Mother

Diary for My Father and Mother (Hungarian: 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 and Diary for My Lovers.

Napló apámnak, anyámnak Diary for My Father and Mother
Directed by	Márta Mészáros
Written by	Márta Mészáros, Éva Pataki
Starring	Zsuzsa Czinkóczi
Cinematography	Nyika Jancsó
Edited by	Éva Kármentő
Release date	21 June 1990 (1990-06-21)
Running time	119 minutes
Country	Hungary
Languages	Hungarian, Russian

Synopsis

The story follows Juli, a young film student, during the 1956 Hungarian uprising. 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 as Juli
• Jan Nowicki as János
• Tamás Végvári as János (voice)
• Ildikó Bánsági as Ildi
• Mari Törőcsik as Vera
• Anna Polony as Magda
• Teri Földi as Magda (voice)
• Adél Kováts as Natasa
• Erzsébet Kútvölgyi as Erzsi
• Irina Kouberskaya [es] as Anna Pavlova
• Erika Szegedi as Anna Pavlova (voice)

External links

• Napló apámnak, anyámnak at IMDb