My Twentieth Century (1989)
"Az én XX. századom" (original title)

Separated identical twins ride an Orient Express unaware of each other: a feminist anarchist and a hedonistic courtesan, living under the powder-keg Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Separate ... See full summary »

Director:

Ildikó Enyedi

Writer:

Ildikó Enyedi

Stars:

Dorota Segda, Oleg Yankovskiy, Paulus Manker

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview:
Dorota Segda	...	Dóra / Lili / Anya (as Dorotha Segda)
Oleg Yankovskiy	...	Z
Paulus Manker	...	Weininger Ottó
Péter Andorai	...	Thomas Edison
Gábor Máté	...	K
Gyula Kéry	...	ékszerész (as Kéri Gyula)
Andrej Schwartz	...	Segéd
Sándor Téri	...	Huszár (as Téry Sándor)
Sándor Czvetkó	...	Anarchista fiú
Endre Koronczi	...	Lift boy
Ágnes Kovács	...	Iker
Eszter Kovács	...	Iker

Storyline

Separated identical twins ride an Orient Express unaware of each other: a feminist anarchist and a hedonistic courtesan, living under the powder-keg Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Separate families adopted the impoverished orphans. At the dawn of the 20th Century the double-blind experiment hits crescendo for Dora & Lili, born the evening Edison unveiled his incandescent bulb. In 1900, technology was accelerating, could women's rights and national self-determination keep pace?

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Plot Keywords:

electricity | turn of the century | bomb | train | anarchy

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

Hungary West Germany Cuba

Language:

Hungarian

Release Date:

13 January 1990 (Japan)

Also Known As:

My Twentieth Century

Box Office

Gross:

$682,016 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Budapest Stúdió Vállalat, Freihändler Filmproduktion GmbH, Magyar Filmgyártó Vállalat

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

Voted as one of the "12 Best Hungarian Films" ("New Budapest 12") by Hungarian filmmakers and critics in 2000.

User Reviews

Beautiful

My Twentieth Century is a wonderful movie, starring a beautiful and talented actress. This movie is worth repeated viewings not only because of the cinematography, but for the story as well.

I saw it as a few stories. Set at the turn of the century, the movie explores the lives of twin girls, separated early in life. It is a quiet movie with little action. But the images will stay with you long after a viewing.