''Diary for My Father and Mother'' () is a 1990 Hungarian film 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 span o ...

. It is the third film of the autobiographical trilogy, preceded by ''

Diary for My Children ''Diary for My Children'' () 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 shown in the Cannes Classic ...

'' and ''

Diary for My Lovers ''Diary for My Lovers'' () 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 outstanding single achievement. The film was selected as ...

''.

Synopsis

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

1956 Hungarian uprising The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 (23 October – 4 November 1956; ), also known as the Hungarian Uprising, was an attempted countrywide revolution against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989) and the policies caused by ...

. 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'' () is a 19 ...

as Juli *

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. He had two children, Sajana Nowicka and Łukasz Nowicki, a television presenter, journalist, and actor ...

as János * Tamás Végvári as János (voice) *

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 tha ...

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 Festiva ...

as Vera *

Anna Polony Anna Polony (born 21 January 1939) is a Polish actress and theatre director. She is former ''Prorector'' of the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Kraków. The media dubbed Polony 'the First Lady of Polish Theatre' or 'the Dame of the Polish Theatre". ...

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-winning Hungarian actress. Filmography *''Misi mókus kalandjai'' as Sammy the Squirrel *''Macbeth'' *''Johnny Corncob'' as the Princess *''The Little Fox' ...

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 Hungarian Revolution of 1956 films {{Hungary-film-stub