Diary for My Loves

Diary for My Loves

1987 · 135 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

A continuation of "Diary for My Children," the film picks up in 1950, when Juli, the diarist, is 18 and determined to become a movie director.

Directed by Márta Mészáros · Written by Éva Pataki

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