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"My Twentieth Century"
(Az en XX. Szazadom)
1989
Directed by Ildik Enyedi

The paths of twin sisters, orphaned and separated as young girls, parallel as the turn-of-the-century is rung in. The two women that once huddled together as children in the public square, trying to keep each other warm, have led dramatically different lives. One, a professional paramour and accomplished thief, the other is a radical anarchist-feminist who is immersed in a plot to assassinate the Minister of the Interior. Neither sister is aware of the other. A man who desires Lili, the anarchist, encounters Dora, the temptress, believing her to be Lili. He deduces the connection between the two women. Polish actress Dorothy Segda plays the dual roles of Lili and Dora, and also appears as their mother. Director, Ildik Enyedi's won the Camera d'Or at Cannes (1989) for My Twentieth Century, her first feature film. Hungarian with English subtitles.  104 minutes.