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The Saddest Music in the World is a 2003 Canadian film directed by Guy Maddin. Budgeted at $3.8-million and shot over 24 days, the film marks Maddin's first collaboration with actor Isabella Rossellini .
- September 7, 2003
May 12, 2005 · A film by Guy Maddin about a contest to find the saddest music in the world in Winnipeg during the Great Depression. The film features Isabella Rossellini, Mark McKinney, and Maria de Medeiros, and mixes expressionist, silent, and music video styles.
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- Comedy, Musical
- Guy Maddin
- 2005-05-12
May 14, 2004 · Set in 1933 Winnipeg, the film follows a contest for the saddest music, featuring a brewery owner, a cellist, and a tapeworm. The film's style evokes old films from an alternate timeline, creating a fantasy world of sorrow and absurdity.
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Apr 30, 2003 · A 1930s-style comedy about a baroness who hosts a contest for the saddest music in the world. Watch the film on Fandango at Home and read critics reviews and ratings.
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- Guy Maddin
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- Mark Mckinney
Nov 10, 2023 · A 2003 black-and-white arthouse flick about a beer tycoon hosting a contest for the saddest music in the world. Isabella Rossellini plays a double-amputee with beer legs, and Mark McKinney is a tapeworm-ridden American ambassador to sadness.
A musical comedy set in Winnipeg during the Depression, where a beer baroness hosts a contest for the saddest music in the world. The film follows the tragic and hilarious stories of the contestants, including a father and his two sons, who all have their own reasons to win.