Sirius (1942)

In the 1940s, a brash playboy (Laszlo Szilassy) travels back 200 years with a mad scientist (Elemer Balo) to the mid 18th century royal court world of wigs and pompadours. It is there that he falls in love with an Italian opera singer (Katalin Karady). Based on the novel by Ferenc Herczeg and directed by Dezso Akos Hamza (WHO KILLED ANABELA?). An unusual science fiction time travel romantic fantasy which predates SOMEWHERE IN TIME (1980) and BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985) and from Hungary of all places. It's a pleasant diversion that I think I might have enjoyed more if I was more familiar with Hungarian history since the movie incorporates actual historical Hungarian figures. A genuine oddity but Klara B. Kokas' production design is impressive and Katalin Karady as the penniless opera singer is charming (she's better known outside Hungary for rescuing Hungarian Jews from the Nazis). With Geza Berczy and Jeno Bodnar.