''Diary for My Children'' ( hu, Napló gyermekeimnek) is a 1984 Hungarian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Márta Mészáros Márta Mészáros (born 19 September 1931) is a Hungarian screenwriter and film director. The daughter of László Mészáros, a sculptor, Mészáros began her career working in documentary film, having made 25 documentary shorts over the spa ...

. It was entered into the

1984 Cannes Film Festival The 37th Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 23 May 1984. The Palme d'Or went to the '' Paris, Texas'' by Wim Wenders. The festival opened with '' Fort Saganne'', directed by Alain Corneau and closed with '' The Bounty'', directed by Roger ...

, where it won the Grand Prix Spécial du Jury. In July 2021, the film was shown in the Cannes Classics section at the

2021 Cannes Film Festival The 74th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 6 to 17 July 2021, after having been originally scheduled from 11 to 22 May 2021. American director Spike Lee was invited to be the head of the jury for the festival for a second time, after t ...

Cast

* Zsuzsa Czinkóczi as Juli * Teri Földi as Magda (voice) *

Anna Polony Anna Polony (born January 21, 1939, Kraków) is a Polish Theatre, stage, film and television actress, as well as the Stage Director, stage director and former ''Prorector'' of Cracow's AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków, Academy of Dra ...

as Magda, Juli nagynénje *

Jan Nowicki Jan Nowicki (5 November 1939 – 7 December 2022) was a Polish actor. Biography He appeared in 90 films and television episodes since 1967. Nowicki died on 7 December 2022, at the age of 83.Sándor Oszter Sándor is a Hungarian given name and surname. It is the Hungarian form of Alexander. It may refer to: People Given name * Sándor Apponyi (1844–1925) was a Hungarian diplomat, bibliophile, bibliographer and great book collector *Sándor Bo ...

as János (voice) * Mari Szemes as Nagymama * Vilmos Kun as Nagypapa (voice) *

Pál Zolnay Pál Zolnay (26 March 1928 – 17 October 1995) was a Hungarian film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed eleven films between 1962 and 1995. His 1973 film ''Photography'' was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival ...

as Nagypapa *

Ildikó Bánsági Ildikó Bánsági (born 19 October 1947) is a Hungarian actress, ''Kossuth Prize'' and '' Jászai Mari Award'' winner, member of the ''Halhatatlanok Társulata'', full member of the ''Magyar Művészeti Akadémia''. She has appeared in more th ...

as Juli anyja * Éva Szabó - Ilonka as Magda házvezetőnője * as János fia

References

External links

* 1984 films 1980s Hungarian-language films 1984 drama films Films directed by Márta Mészáros Hungarian black-and-white films Hungarian drama films Cannes Grand Prix winners {{Hungary-film-stub