Diary for My Children November 19, 2010

Napló gyermekeimnek / Diary for My Children
1982; directed by Márta Mészáros; 106 minutes
"Set in Hungary during the turbulent years between 1943 and 1956...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). It was the recipient of a Special Jury Prize at Cannes." (New York Times Review)

Official Website: http://creees.stanford.edu/events/hungarian-film-series.html