Napló apámnak, anyámnak
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| Napló apámnak, anyámnak | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Márta Mészáros |
| Written by | Márta Mészáros |
| Starring | Zsuzsa Czinkóczi |
| Cinematography | Nyika Jancsó |
| Editing by | Éva Kármentõ |
| Release date(s) |  June 21, 1990 |
| Running time | 119 min. |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Hungarian |
| IMDb profile | |
Napló apámnak, anyámnak (English Title: Diary for my mother and father) is a 1990 film directed by Márta Mészáros. It was made in Hungary.
[edit] Story (no spoiler)
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 intellegensia, he 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 Years Eve party in which the participants wear costumes. An intoxicated woman yells out the window anti-government curses. Within a very short time police arrive and look suspiciously at the guests, all wearing ridiculous costumes.
