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.

Synopsis[edit]

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[edit]

• 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[edit]

• Napló apámnak, anyámnak at IMDb