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The Saddest Music in the World

A musical of sorts set in Winnipeg during the Great Depression, where a beer baroness organizes a contest to find the saddest music in the world. Musicians from around the world descend on the city to try and win the $25,000 prize.

Director

Guy Maddin

Year

Genre

comedy, musical

Box Office

$699,225

Production

N/A

Awards

6 wins & 7 nominations

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Chester Kent

Lady Helen Port-Huntley

Isabella Rossellini

Narcissa

Maria de Medeiros

Fyodor Kent

Roderick Kent

Blind Seer

Teddy

Duncan Elksworth

Mary

Young Chester

Young Roderick

Graeme Valentin

Chester's Mother

Man in Bar

Lady's Secretary

Jessica Burleson

Boardmember

American Mother

Nancy Jane Drake

American Father

Widow

Agnes

Reverend

Old Sleepwalker

Guard

Miles Boisselle

Roderick's Son

Brock MacGregor

Amputee Double

Africa - Zani Drummer

Africa - Zani Drummer

Africa - Zani Drummer

India - Manochar - Sitar

India - Manochar

Sharmela Parboji

India - Manochar

India - Manochar

India - Manochar

India - Manochar

Aasttha Khajuria

India - Manochar

India - Manochar

India - Manochar

Shyamala Dakshinamurti

India - Manochar

India - Manochar

Mexico - Mini Mariachi

Mexico - Mini Mariachi

Mexico - Mini Mariachi

Mexico - Mini Mariachi

Mexico - Mini Mariachi

Mexico - Mini Mariachi

Richard Escaffi

Scotland - Winnipeg - Heather-Belle Ladies Pipe Band

Scotland - Winnipeg - Heather-Belle Ladies Pipe Band

Scotland - Winnipeg - Heather-Belle Ladies Pipe Band

Scotland - Winnipeg - Heather-Belle Ladies Pipe Band

Scotland - Winnipeg - Heather-Belle Ladies Pipe Band

Scotland - Winnipeg - Heather-Belle Ladies Pipe Band

Scotland - Winnipeg - Heather-Belle Ladies Pipe Band

Heather-Belle Ladies Pipe Band

Catherine Russell

Scotland - Winnipeg - Heather-Belle Ladies Pipe Band

Scotland - Winnipeg - Heather-Belle Ladies Pipe Band

Scotland - Winnipeg - Heather-Belle Ladies Pipe Band

Scotland - Winnipeg - Heather-Belle Ladies Pipe Band

Siam Musician

Spain - Flamenco Ensemble

Claire Marchand

Spain - Flamenco Ensemble

Spain - Flamenco Ensemble

Other Musicians

Other Members of the Winnipeg Folk Arts Group

Orphan

Boy #3

Extra

Arthur MacKinnon

Dust Bowl Farmer

Polish Pianist

Orphan Girl

African Mourner

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Lady Port-huntley Mary Chester Kent Narcissa

[indistinct opera song] - The Saddest Music in the World

[indistinct opera song]

If you're sad and like beer - The Saddest Music in the World

If you're sad and like beer

Idealism and business rarely mix - The Saddest Music in the World

Idealism and business rarely mix

Why bother with shame at all is my philosophy - The Saddest Music in the World

Why bother with shame at all is my philosophy

Sadness is just happiness turned on its ass It's all showbiz - The Saddest Music in the World

Sadness is just happiness turned on its ass It's all...

No ore car beat the Siamese - The Saddest Music in the World

No ore car beat the Siamese

SHH! - The Saddest Music in the World

I just rented a warehouse - The Saddest Music in the World

I just rented a warehouse

SO YOU, UH, MANAGE TO
KEEP YOURSELF SAD AT ALL
TIMES, DO YA? - The Saddest Music in the World

SO YOU, UH, MANAGE TO KEEP YOURSELF SAD AT ALL TIMES, DO YA?

STILL NO WORD ON THE
CONDITION OF GAVRILO THE GREAT. - The Saddest Music in the World

STILL NO WORD ON THE CONDITION OF GAVRILO THE GREAT.

You haven't been married to this gentleman have you - The Saddest Music in the World

You haven't been married to this gentleman have you

WHERE ARE YOU GOING? - The Saddest Music in the World

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

YYYYAHHH! - The Saddest Music in the World

[SCRAPING CELLO NOISES] - The Saddest Music in the World

[SCRAPING CELLO NOISES]

[SCRAPING CELLO]
[GLASS CRACKING] - The Saddest Music in the World

[SCRAPING CELLO] [GLASS CRACKING]

Go to hell Chester - The Saddest Music in the World

Go to hell Chester

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A musical of sorts set in Winnipeg during the Great Depression, where a beer baroness organizes a contest to find the saddest music in the world. Musicians from around the world descend on the city to try and win the $25,000 prize.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Guy Maddin

Writer: Kazuo Ishiguro, George Toles, Guy Maddin

Production: N/A

Genre: comedy, musical

Year: 2003

MetaScore: 78/100

ImdbRating: 7.0

BoxOffice: $699,225

Released: 12 May 2005

Awards: 6 wins & 7 nominations

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