Diary for My Children (Hungarian: Napló gyermekeimnek) is a 1984 Hungarian drama film directed by Márta Mészáros. It was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix Spécial du Jury.^[1] In July 2021, the film was shown in the Cannes Classics section at the Cannes Film Festival.^[2] It is the first film of the autobiographical trilogy, followed by Diary for My Lovers and Diary for My Father and Mother. The film contains documentary footage integrated with the story.

Cast

• Zsuzsa Czinkóczi as Juli
• Anna Polony as Magda, Juli's adoptive mother
• Teri Földi as Magda (voice)
• Jan Nowicki as János
• Sándor Oszter as János (voice)
• Mari Szemes as Grandma
• Pál Zolnay as Grandpa
• Vilmos Kun as Grandpa (voice)
• Ildikó Bánsági as Juli's mother (in flashbacks)
• Jan Nowicki as Juli's father (in flashbacks)
• Éva Szabó as Ilonka, Magda's housekeeper
• Tamás Tóth as János's son