Cinéma Public presents The Twentieth Century

Cinéma Public

Montreal

April 16, 2025

6:00 PM

$0.00

French

Film Playing

The Twentieth Century

Director Matthew Rankin

Run Time 90min

Genre Comedy, Drama

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Summary

This delightfully insane look at the early political career of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King (Dan Beirne) is director Matthew Rankin’s first feature, but demonstrates a unique and fully formed vision. Far from being a traditional biopic, Rankin creates an alternate Canadian history that needs to be seen to be believed.

Winner of TIFF’s 2019 award for Best Canadian Feature, and nominated for 8 Canadian Screen Awards including Best Picture.

“An exuberant feat of visual design, it’s meticulously weird and full of rambunctious humor.”
– Nicolas Rapold, The New York Times

Cast Catherine St-Laurent, Dan Beirne, Sarianne Cormier

Ratings by Province or Territory

14A

Alberta

14A

British Columbia

14A

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador

Nova Scotia

14A

Northwest Territories

14A

Nunavut

14A

Ontario

Prince Edward Island

13+

Québec

14A

Saskatchewan

Yukon

Guest

Matthew Rankin

Show Bio

Matthew Rankin is an experimental film director of 30 short films, which have been screened at festivals around the world, including Berlinale, Sundance, Cannes and many others. His feature debut, the irreverent and surreal comedy, The Twentieth Century, received critical acclaim and three Canadian Screen Awards. His second feature, Universal Language, has won 16 awards, including the FIPRESCI prize in Venice, TIFF’s Best Canadian Discovery Award and the Cannes Directors' Fortnight Audience Award.

Event Primary Language

French

Accessibility

Venue deemed accessible by event host. The building has an elevator, disabled toilets, and our room can accommodate one or two wheelchairs.

Address

Cinéma Public, 505 rue Jean-Talon Est, Montreal, QC, H2R 1T6
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