My 20th Century

It's the end of the 19th century, twins named Dóra and Lili are born somewhere in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Their mother dies. Orphaned, they try to survive by selling matches. One winter's night, the girls are separated. Two men toss a coin, and they each take one of the sisters. Nineteen years later, on New Year's Eve 1899, they are reunited on the Orient Express. Their lives are completely different. Dóra is a wealthy woman with class who has no trouble seducing men-often for financial gain. Lili, on the other hand, is involved in the anarchist movement, and she's absorbed with thoughts of bomb attacks and revolution against the authorities. The sisters are brought together by a mysterious gentleman named Z. My Twentieth Century is Enyedi's full-length debut, in which she not only explores the era of rapid change and chaos at the turn of the century but, above all, hearkens back to the traditions of silent movies. The film stars the phenomenal Dorota Segda, who plays three roles: Dóra, Lila and their mother.