Diary for My Children (Hungary)

Directed by:
Márta Mészáros
Cast:
Zsuzsa Czinkóczi, Anna Polony, Jan Nowicki, Mari Szemes
Duration:
12h:00m
TIFF edition:
2018
Section:
Synopsis:
After 1945 the surviving members of an emigrated Hungarian family, the grandparents and Juli, return from the Soviet Union. They move in to Magda's who has come to hold a high position of confidence. Juli is annoyed by the cold, suspicious and humiliating atmosphere in the large apartment and in a world which is carefully isolated from the masses of the public. The cinema is her escape, and the free-thinking János, an engineer who does not require Magda's help, means shelter and protection. How will Juli come to terms with the two worlds in which she lives?
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