Diary for My Mother and Father

Napló apámnak, anyámnak
Directed by	Márta Mészáros
Written by	Márta Mészáros
Starring	Zsuzsa Czinkóczi
Cinematography	Nyika Jancsó
Editing by	Éva Kármentő
Release date(s)	21 June 1990  Hungary
Running time	119 min.
Country	Hungary
Language	Hungarian

Diary for My Mother and Father (Hungarian: Napló apámnak, anyámnak) is a 1990 Hungarian film directed by Márta Mészáros.

Synopsis

This story follows a young student, who is orphaned as she grows to adulthood in the shadow of the 1956 Hungarian uprising. Coming from the Communist intelligentsia, she sees her friends and family react differently. Her lover, a married factory manager, supports the patriots and later assists fellow workers in staging a strike. Meanwhile her sister and others express anger at being forced from their homes during the revolution and continue to express a hatred for the rebels afterwards. But in the end they realize that for all people, real life is not possible after the revolt and its brutal suppression by the Soviets and their collaborators.

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.

External links

• Napló apámnak, anyámnak at the Internet Movie Database