# Diary for My Father and My Mother (1990)

> A young Hungarian woman’s intimate world collides with the political rupture and painful aftermath of the 1956 revolution.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/169173

## Facts

- Runtime: 119 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Márta Mészáros
- Cast: Czinkóczi Zsuzsa, Jan Nowicki, Mari Törőcsik, Ildikó Bánsági, Anna Polony, Lajos Balázsovits, Irina Kuberskaya, Adél Kováts
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100223/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, serious, reflective, arthouse film night, historical cinema viewing

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