Diary for My Children
Appearance
Diary for My Children | |
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Directed by | Márta Mészáros |
Written by | Márta Mészáros |
Starring | Zsuzsa Czinkóczi |
Cinematography | Nyika Jancsó |
Edited by | Éva Kármentő |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
Country | Hungary |
Languages | Hungarian, Russian |
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.[1] In July 2021, the film was shown in the Cannes Classics section at the Cannes Film Festival.[2] 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.
Cast
[edit]- Zsuzsa Czinkóczi as Juli
- Anna Polony as Magda, Juli's adoptive mother
- Teri Földi as Magda (voice)
- Jan Nowicki as János
- Sándor Oszter as János (voice)
- Mari Szemes as Grandma
- Pál Zolnay as Grandpa
- Vilmos Kun as Grandpa (voice)
- Ildikó Bánsági as Juli's mother (in flashbacks)
- Jan Nowicki as Juli's father (in flashbacks)
- Éva Szabó as Ilonka, Magda's housekeeper
- Tamás Tóth as János's son
References
[edit]- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Diary for My Children". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
- ^ "2021 Cannes Classics Lineup Includes Orson Welles, Powell and Pressburger, Tilda Swinton & More". The Film Stage. Retrieved 25 June 2021.