My 20th 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...
Starring
Dorota Segda, Paulus Manker, Péter Andorai
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
My 20th Century was released 37 years ago in 1989.
Overview
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...
My 20th Century is a Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction film with a runtime of 1h 42m.
CAST (12)
Dorota Segda
Dóra/Lilii/Anya
Paulus Manker
Weininger Ottó
Péter Andorai
Thomas Edison
Gábor Máté
K
EK
Eszter Kovács
Iker
Oleg Yankovskiy
Z
SC
Sándor Czvetkó
Anarchista fiú
GK
Gyula Kéry
ékszerész
AS
Andrej Schwartz
Segéd
ST
Sándor Téri
Huszár
EK
Endre Koronczi
Lift boy
Dániel Ács
DETAILS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is My 20th Century about?
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...
How long is My 20th Century?
My 20th Century has a runtime of 102 minutes (1h 42m).
Who stars in My 20th Century?
The cast of My 20th Century includes Dorota Segda, Paulus Manker, Péter Andorai, Gábor Máté, Eszter Kovács.
What is the rating of My 20th Century?
My 20th Century has a rating of 6.4 out of 10 based on 45 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (3)
Comedy
Drama
Science Fiction