The Saddest Music in the World
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The Saddest Music in the World

"If you're sad, and like beer, I'm your lady."

6.8 / 10 2003 1h 40mR English
ComedyDramaMusic

Storyline

In Depression-era Winnipeg, a legless beer baroness hosts a contest for the saddest music in the world, offering a grand prize of $25,000.

Cast & Crew

Isabella Rossellini

Isabella Rossellini

Lady Helen Port-Huntley

Lead
Mark McKinney

Mark McKinney

Chester Kent

Maria de Medeiros

Maria de Medeiros

Narcissa

David Fox

David Fox

Fyodor Kent

RM

Ross McMillan

Roderick Kent / Gravillo the Great

Louis Negin

Louis Negin

Blind Seer

Darcy Fehr

Darcy Fehr

Teddy

CD

Claude Dorge

Duncan Elksworth

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Guy Maddin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Saddest Music in the World is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker