My Twentieth Century
A tale of twin girls, Dóra and Lili, who are born in 1880 Budapest at the same moment Thomas Edison presents his electric lightbulb to the world. The sisters are soon orphaned and separated in childhood, and follow different paths: one grows up to be a naïvely idealistic, bomb-toting anarchist, the other a pampered, hedonistic courtesan. Their paths cross once again on the Orient Express on New Year's Eve 1899...
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Cast
12 people
Dorota Segda
Dóra/Lilii/Anya
Known for
Panic Attack
In for a Murder
Paulus Manker
Weininger Ottó
Known for
Benny's Video
Code Unknown
Péter Andorai
Thomas Edison
Known for
Mephisto
The Notebook
Gábor Máté
K
Known for
Taxidermia
Eszter Kovács
Iker
Oleg Yankovsky
Z
Known for
Nostalgia
The Very Same Munchhausen
Sándor Czvetkó
Anarchista fiú
No other roles listed
Gyula Kéry
ékszerész
Also in
The Immortal Legionary
A vigyori
Andrej Schwartz
Segéd
Sándor Téri
Huszár
Known for
Napoleon
Endre Koronczi
Lift boy
No other roles listed
Dániel Ács
Ildikó Enyedi Director · Mária Rigó Editor
First release September 1, 1989 · Produced in Cuba, Germany, Hungary · Production Hamburger Filmbüro, Magyar Filmgyártó Vállalat
Production
freihändler filmproduktion
Production
Hamburger Filmbüro
Production
Magyar Filmgyártó Vállalat
Production
Budapest Stúdió Vállalat
Production
Cuba · Germany · Hungary
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Az én XX. századom
Original language
Hungarian
Spoken on screen
Hungarian
Release dates
Hungary · September 1, 1989
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
September 15, 1989 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Japan
January 13, 1990 · Theatrical
Taiwan
April 12, 2026 · Premiere · 4K restoration, Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival
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