The twentieth century

Author

Matthew Rankin

Call Number

• DVD COMEDY (CEN, OSH)

Languages

In English or French, with optional English subtitles.

Performers

Dan Beirne, Sarianne Cormier, Catherine St-Laurent, Mikhail Ahooja, Brent Skagford, Seán Cullen, Louis Negin.

Publication Information

[New York] : Oscilloscope Pictures, [2021]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (90 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Toronto, 1899. Aspiring politician Mackenzie King dreams of becoming the Prime Minister of Canada. But his romantic vacillation between a British soldier and a French nurse, exacerbated by a fetishistic obsession, may well bring about his downfall. In his quest for power, King must gratify the expectations of his imperious Mother, the hawkish fantasies of a war-mongering Governor-General, and the utopian idealism of a Québécois mystic before facing one, final test of leadership. Culminating in an epic battle between good and evil, King learns that disappointment may be the defining characteristic of the twentieth century.

Notes

"OSC 115"--Container.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2019.

Special features: Feature-length audio commentary with director Matthew Rankin and star Dan Beirne ; video conversation between Matthew Rankin and film writer Kier-La Janiess ; two early short films by Matthew Rankin: "Mynarski Death Plummet" (2014) and "Tabula Rasa" (2011) ; "Docking" (2019), a short film by Trevor Anderson ; theatrical trailer.