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Diary for My Loves
The second part of Márta Mészáros’ triumphant Diary trilogy focuses on Juli starting to realise her dream of becoming a director.
Director: Márta Mészáros
Overview
Juli (Czinkóczi) is determined to be a film director and wants to engage with the new society. This second, inspirational entry in Mészáros’ triumphant Diary trilogy tells of her life as a factory worker, and her witnessing of the turbulence of Hungarian and Soviet history post-WWII in Moscow. Documentary footage intensifies the drama with characters at the centre of real events.
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