The Twentieth Century (2019)

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.

“Maybe if youu0026#39;ve never seen a Guy Maddin movie, you might find this original, but its entire aesthetic is simply ripping him off. Unfortunately, itu0026#39;s far more pretentious than anything he did and all the attempts at comedy fall flat. The logical conclusion to something like this is that itu0026#39;s all a con on the grant organizations that funded it. You can see the application form u0026quot;an examination of the myth of Canadian identity and history, a look at the battle between french and english Canada, an exploration of a national figure,etcu0026quot; but itu0026#39;s all BS. Movies like this could not exist without a checklist system and people who donu0026#39;t care about the final product. This is a painful experience to sit through and imagining the director laughing at the government he dislikes having paid his rent for a year only makes it intermitable.”