Diary for My Children (1984)
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- Unrated
- 1h 46min
- Biography, Drama
- 03 May 1984 (Hungary)
- Movie
Having lost her parents to Stalin's purges, a girl returns from Soviet Union to her native Hungary to live with her Stalinist aunt.
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- 1 win & 2 nominations.
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Cast
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Zsuzsa Czinkóczi | ... |
Juli
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Ágnes Csere | ... |
Juli (voice)
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| Anna Polony | ... |
Magda - Juli nagynénje
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Teri Földi | ... |
Magda - Juli nagynénje (voice)
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| Jan Nowicki | ... |
János
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Sándor Oszter | ... |
János (voice)
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Mari Szemes | ... |
Nagymama
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Pál Zolnay | ... |
Nagypapa
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Vilmos Kun | ... |
Nagypapa (voice)
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| Ildikó Bánsági | ... |
Juli anyja
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Éva Szabó | ... |
Ilonka
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Tamás Tóth | ... |
János fia
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Éva Almássy Albert |
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György Bõsze |
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Kati Bus |
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Cedengijn Zorigt |
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Péter Czibulás |
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György ifj. Gonda | ... |
(as György Gonda)
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Éva Gyulányi |
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Alíz Halda |
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Antal Horváth |
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Eszter Horváth |
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László Horváth |
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Gyula Kéry |
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Attila Kaszás |
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Lajos Kránitz |
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Gábor Markaly |
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Kati Marton | ... |
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György Miklósy |
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Gyöngyi Polónyi |
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Nándor Rékai |
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Ödön Rubold |
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Kati Sir |
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Imre Surányi |
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György Tézli |
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Valéria Wágner |
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| Greta Garbo | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Imre Nagy | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| Márta Mészáros | ||
Written by
| Márta Mészáros | ... | (written by) |
Music by
| Zsolt Döme | ||
Cinematography by
| Nyika Jancsó | ... | (as Miklós Ifj. Jancsó) |
Editing by
| Éva Kármentõ | ||
Editorial Department
| István Hajdú | ... | grader |
| László Kovács | ... | colorist: restoration (uncredited) |
Production Design by
| Éva Martin | ||
Set Decoration by
| József Sáritz | ||
Costume Design by
| Fanny Kemenes | ... | (as Kemenes Fanni) |
Makeup Department
| Katalin Guelmino | ... | makeup artist (as Guelminó Katalin) |
| Eva Molnar | ... | makeup artist (as Molnár Éva) |
| Jolán Niederhoffer | ... | makeup artist |
| Gabriella Okolicsányi | ... | makeup artist |
| Edit Basilides | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Gábor Garami | ... | unit manager |
| Ferenc Szohár | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Kálmán Balogh | ... | assistant director |
| Dezsõ Koza | ... | assistant director (as Koza Dezsö) |
Art Department
| Tamás Tamási | ... | props |
Sound Department
| János Csáki | ... | sound |
| György Fék | ... | sound mixer |
| Antal Szabó | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| György Solymosi | ... | special effects |
| Péter Tímár | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Sándor Császár | ... | chief lighting technician |
| Rudolf Graczer | ... | camera operator (as Grátzer Rudolf) |
| Ernõ Haeseler | ... | camera operator (as Haeseler Ernö) |
| Lóránd Mertz | ... | assistant camera |
| Imre Sisa | ... | key and dolly grip (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Zsuzsa Balai | ... | wardrobe |
Script and Continuity Department
| Balázs Fakan | ... | script editor |
| András Szeredás | ... | script editor |
Additional Crew
| Béla Balázs | ... | associate (as Ifj. Balázs Béla) |
| Melinda Csönge | ... | cashier |
| Klára Iványi | ... | associate |
| László Jancsek | ... | associate |
| Katalin Juhász | ... | associate |
| Andrea Kormos | ... | associate |
| Miklós Lepedáth | ... | production assistant |
| Laszlo Nagy | ... | production assistant |
| Sara Szakats | ... | associate |
| Krisztina Szöllõsi | ... | production secretary (as Krisztin Szöllösy) |
| Roland Tavi | ... | associate |
| György Velezdi | ... | technician (as Velezdy György) |
| Endre Vészi | ... | literary consultant |
Thanks
| Astrid Henning-Jensen | ... | thanks |
| Bjarne Henning-Jensen | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Animatógrafo (1984) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Artificial Eye (1985) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Cinemien (1985) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Gerick Distribution (1984) (France) (theatrical)
- Lost & Found (2022) (Spain) (theatrical) (limited) (4K remastered) (subtitled version)
- Mokép (1984) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- New Yorker Films (1984) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Progrès Film (1985) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Sonet Film (1984) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Clavis Films (2016) (France) (DVD)
- NHK-BS2 (1992) (Japan) (tv)
- Second Run (2009) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2023) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1989) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Nordisk Film (thanks)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The orphan Juli and her grandparents, the remnants of the former emigrant family, return home from the Soviet Union at the end of the 1940s. Her aunt, prison director Magda, attempts to bring up the resolutely stubborn teenager to have blind faith in communism. She does not succeed. Juli remembers the past as her sculptor father was arrested by the KGB and her mother died. The teenager unconsciously understands that people have started to be arrested even in Hungary and the system of Soviet terror is back in operation. Juli matures into an independent woman as she researches memories of her parents. In this, only Magda's brother, Janos, is any help. She sees her father in Janos. Written by from Cannes Festival (Canon y mus) |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Underwent a 4K digital restoration from the original negative by the Hungarian National Film Archive in 2019. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Diary for My Lovers (1987). See more » |