Product Description

From one of the world's most accomplished women directors, Meszaros' film connects the personal with the political, by portraying the impact of individuals upon history and of historical forces upon individual lives.

Poignant and autobiographical, this is the first in her renowned 'Diary' trilogy.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16838 in DVD
• Released on: 2009-09-07
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Formats: Anamorphic, Black & White, PAL
• Original language: Hungarian
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 102 minutes

Synopsis
DIARY FOR MY CHILDREN is set in Hungary during the turbulent years between 1943 and 1956. Jan Nowicki plays a dual role as the factory-worker friend of revolutionary journalist Anna Polony, and as the political-prisoner father of teen-aged heroine Zsusza Czinkoczi. It is Czinkoczi's involvement with both of the men played by Nowicki, which bridges the film's time-frame. Writer/director Marta Meszaros based the events of DIARY FOR MY CHILDREN on her own wartime experiences (her father was a Communist artist who died under mysterious circumstances during a Stalinist purge). The film was originally released in Hungary as Naplo gyermekeimnek, it was the recipient of a Special Jury Prize at Cannes.

Review
A brilliantly told tale about idealism and corruption --Channel 4 Film Guide

Review
An unusually graphic picture of Hungarian political, cultural and social life in the late 40's --Vincent Canby, New York Times