My Twentieth Century (1989)

Name: My Twentieth Century
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction
Released: 1989
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Dorota Segda, Paulus Manker, Péter Andorai, Gábor Máté, Eszter Kovács

1h 42m Cuba, Germany, Hungary

Comedy Drama Science Fiction

Plot

Dóra and Lili, twin sisters born in 1880 Budapest, enter the world as Thomas Edison unveils the electric lightbulb. Orphaned early, their lives diverge dramatically: one becomes a passionate, yet naïve anarchist, while the other embraces a life of luxury as a hedonistic courtesan. Fate reunites them aboard the Orient Express during a transformative New Year's Eve in 1899, forcing them to confront their differing ideologies and the choices that shaped their lives. This poignant narrative explores themes of identity, freedom, and the impact of societal change on personal destinies.

Cast

Dorota Segda Paulus Manker Péter Andorai Gábor Máté Eszter Kovács Oleg Yankovskiy Sándor Czvetkó Gyula Kéry Andrej Schwartz Sándor Téri Endre Koronczi Dániel Ács