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    The Twentieth Century

    2019 · Comedy · 1h 30m

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  2. The Twentieth Century is a 2019 Canadian surrealist black comedy written and directed by Matthew Rankin in his full-length directorial debut. The film presents a fictionalized portrait of the rise to power of former Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King as played by Dan Beirne . [2]

  3. Nov 20, 2020 · Inspired by the aching vulnerabilities voiced by King in his own diaries, “The Twentieth Century” takes the form of a dizzying portal into the politician’s subconscious, casting real people from his life into roles that are either fictional or composites, just as King himself recast Hitler as Joan of Arc.

  4. Nov 20, 2020 · Toronto, 1899. Aspiring young politician Mackenzie King (Dan Beirne) dreams of becoming the Prime Minister of Canada. But his romantic vacillation between a British soldier...

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    • Dan Beirne
    • Matthew Rankin
    • Comedy, Drama
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    • 20th Century Timeline – 1899-1902: The Second Boer War. (See Main Article: The Great Rapprochement) The Second Boer War (1899-1902) was a costly victory for the British of Boer forces in South Africa.
    • 1909: The Wright Brothers And The Airplane. (See Main Article: Wright Brothers, Wrong Story? Why Some Say Wilbur—Not Orville—Discovered Manned Flight) How did two brothers who never left home, were high-school dropouts, and made a living as bicycle mechanics figure out the secret of manned flight?
    • 1912: Titanic. (See Main Article: The Titanic: Passengers, Crew, Sinking, and Survivors) The Titanic was a luxury vessel and the largest moveable man-made object of its time.
    • 20th Century Timeline – 1914: World War One Begins. (See Main Article: World War 1: A Comprehensive Overview of the Great War) The reason for America to become involved in WW1 was Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare, which had already sunk several American merchant ships.
  5. Nov 19, 2020 · Matthew Rankin’s loony debut feature, “The Twentieth Century,” presents a feverish reimagining of turn-of-the-20th-century Canada. An exuberant feat of visual design, it’s meticulously ...

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  6. Mar 7, 2020 · Director Matthew Rankin's low-budget, high-concept recounting of political life in the Dominion of Canada is both satiric and scurrilous.

  7. Nov 20, 2020 · The Twentieth Century: Directed by Matthew Rankin. With Dan Beirne, Sarianne Cormier, Catherine St-Laurent, Mikhaïl Ahooja. Determined to become the leader of the Dominion of Canada, a young W.L. Mackenzie King rises to power.

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