Diary for My Children (1984)

Original title

Napló gyermekeimnek

Directed by

Márta Mészáros

Genre

drama film

Country

Hungary

Runtime

1h 46m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 33 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman returns to Hungary after World War II and tries to rebuild her life and find her place in a changing society. The film blends her personal memories with factual newsreels from the era.

introspectivemelancholicearnestreflectiveobservationalunderstatedbittersweetpoignant

What happens

Diary for My Children (Hungarian: 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 shown in the Cannes Classics section at the Cannes Film Festival. It is the first film of the autobiographical trilogy, followed by Diary for My Lovers and Diary for My Father and Mother. The film contains documentary footage integrated with the story. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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