My 20th Century (1989)

Directed by Ildikó Enyedi

104 min49 frames

ComedyDramaScience Fiction

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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...

My 20th Century aka My Twentieth Century is a 1989 Hungarian comedy-drama science fiction film written and directed by Ildikó Enyedi. It premiered at the Toronto Festival of Festivals. Enyedi won the Golden Camera award at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film was chosen to be part of the New Budapest Twelve, a list of Hungarian films considered the best in 2000.

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What does the cinematography of My 20th Century look like?

Across 49 sampled frames, My 20th Century builds its coverage from medium shots (29% of the sample), with wide compositions (24%) carrying much of the rest. The lighting keeps 37% of it in low-key light. 49% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 57% of the frames.

What is the color palette of My 20th Century?

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