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Diary Left to My Daughter

Diary Left to My Daughter

Drama, Biography

Márta Mészáros

Júlia Csakó, Anna Polonyi, János Novitzky, Pál Zornay, Ildikó Bánsági

1984

Hungary

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Completed

Hungarian

102 minutes

2025-03-02 14:38:56

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This film (drama)Also known asNapló gyermekeimnek,is aHungaryProducerwomen sex,At1984Released in year 。The dialogue language isHungarian,Current Douban rating7.6(For reference only)。
The most well-known work by renowned Hungarian female director Márta Mészáros ("Adoption")  Won the Jury Prize at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival after being banned for two years!  An immortal classic in the history of women's cinema worldwide!  Mészáros was selected as one of the top five directors by the British International Film Yearbook.  One of the best Eastern European films of the 1980s  The film was completed in 1982 but only allowed for release in 1984. It reflects the political, cultural, and social life in Hungary during the 1940s. This is a semi-autobiographical film. Director Mészáros’s experience is almost identical to that of the female protagonist in the film. At the age of just 5 in 1935, she moved to the Soviet Union with her father. In the film, the female protagonist begins to understand Magda through a diary left by János, but still doesn't like her. Magda reflects a period of Hungarian history. Mészáros has directed over 20 films, including "Nine Months," "The House in the Suburb," "Just Like Home," "Diary for My Beloved" (the sequel to this film), "Inheritance," and "Mother and Daughter." This film won the Special Jury Prize at the 37th Cannes Film Festival in 1984.  This autobiographical film from the Stalin era, "The Diary for My Child," depicts the complex personal and political landscape of that era through continuous footage and snippets from 1950s newsreels. After being banned in the West for two years, it also won a Special Jury Prize at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.  ★★ Plot Introduction:  One day in 1947, a group of Hungarian underground members fleeing to the Soviet Union return to Budapest by plane, and among them is a teenage girl named Júlia. Her father, a famous sculptor, was arrested during the Great Purge of the 1930s in the Soviet Union and has not been heard from since. Her mother, a painter who spoke multiple languages, often took Júlia to the movies but passed away when Júlia was very young. Júlia returns to Hungary with her grandparents and lives with her aunt Magda. Magda was formerly an underground member and after the war became the editor of a newspaper; her apartment is luxurious and comfortable. Júlia attends a school for the privileged class children, and her aunt wishes to adopt her. However, Júlia disagrees and does not like Magda. She skips school to watch movies, reminiscing about her past life and missing her parents. Júlia is fond of her aunt's old comrade János, an old Bolshevik and chief engineer of a large factory. János's wife and daughter were killed in an air raid, and his son became disabled. He also cares for Júlia. Eventually, Magda becomes a prison warden and actively participates in the Great Purge starting in 1949, leading to János's sudden disappearance. Júlia decides to leave Magda and work in a factory. In 1953, she visits János in prison and signals that she will wait with his son for his return.