Julimovestothebigcityinordertotakeupajobinafactory,andontheverysamedaytheforemanJánosaskshertomarryhim.Alas,communicationbetweenthetwoisroughgoingfromtheverystart–theirvisionsofhowlifetogetherissupposedtolookdividethem.Jánoscan’tfinditinhishearttoacceptJuli’syearningforindependenceorherpast.Inrawimagesthatportendanalmostpredeterminedconclusionwiththeirsocial-realisttone,thefilmshowsJuli’sresistancewithallofitsconsequences–shedecidestohaveherbabyallonherown.Intheend,wewitnesstheactualdeliveryofJuli’s(inrealityofcourseactressLiliMonori’s)child,thefirstbirthtobeshowninafilminEurope.NineMonthswashonouredwiththeFipresciPrize(ParallelSections)inCannesin1977.Sincemyfirstfilm«Cati»,Ihavebeenobstinatelyinquiringaboutwomenwithwelldefinedpersonalities,abletomakedecisionsinanindependentmanner,althoughatthattime«feminism»wasnotreallyinvogue.Ithasnowbecomeso.Theheroineofmyfilmisoneofthesewomen.Sheislucid,self-relying,andresponsible.Shetellsthemanwholovesherthathemustacceptherassheis,withherpastlife,herexperiences,heralreadyformedpersonality.-MartaMESZAROS
