The Saddest Music in the World
"If you're sad, and like beer, I'm your lady."
2003 | 101m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Guy Maddin |
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| Writer: | Guy Maddin, Kazuo Ishiguro, George Toles |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 17, 2003 |
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| Director: | Guy Maddin |
| Writer: | Guy Maddin, Kazuo Ishiguro, George Toles |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Music |
| Keywords | beer, music, legless |
| Production Companies | Rhombus Media, Buffalo Gal Pictures, Movie Central, Ego Film Arts, Corus Studios, Bravo! Television |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 24, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Isabella Rossellini | Lady Helen Port-Huntley |
| Mark McKinney | Chester Kent |
| Maria de Medeiros | Narcissa |
| David Fox | Fyodor Kent |
| Ross McMillan | Roderick Kent / Gravillo the Great |
| Louis Negin | Blind Seer |
| Darcy Fehr | Teddy |
| Claude Dorge | Duncan Elksworth |
| Talia Pura | Mary |
| Adriana O'Neil | Agnes |
| Jeff Sutton | Young Chester |
| Graeme Valentin | Young Roderick |
| Maggie Nagle | Chester's Mother |
| Victor Cowie | Man in Bar |
| Jessica Burleson | Lady's Secretary |
| Wayne Nicklas | Boardmember |
| Nancy Drake | American Mother |
| David Gillies | American Father |
| Daphne Korol | Widow |
| Jeff Skinner | Reverend |
| Craig Aftanas | Old Sleepwalker |
| Miles Boisselle | Guard |
| Brock MacGregor | Roderick's Son |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Luc Montpellier | Director of Photography |
| David Wharnsby | Editor |
| Matthew Davies | Production Design |
| Réjean Labrie | Art Direction |
| Meg McMillan | Costume Design |
| Doug Morrow | Makeup Artist |
| Russ Dyck | Sound Designer |
| Martin Lee | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| David McCallum | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Mark Shnuriwsky | Sound Effects Editor |
| Lou Solakofski | Sound Designer |
| Stephen Arndt | Set Decoration |
| Beverly A. Hamilton | Hairstylist |
| Frances Hans | Makeup Artist |
| Amanda Kuryk | Makeup Artist |
| Barry Olafson | Hairstylist |
| Catherina Saites | Hairstylist |
| Danielle Dumesnil | Second Assistant Director |
| Richard O'Brien-Moran | First Assistant Director |
| Michael Peleshok | Third Assistant Director |
| Mark Gebel | Special Effects |
| Christopher Dedrick | Original Music Composer |
| Guy Maddin | Writer, Director |
| Kazuo Ishiguro | Screenplay |
| George Toles | Writer |
| David Rose | Sound Designer |
| John Buchan | Casting |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jody Shapiro | Producer |
| Daniel Iron | Executive Producer |
| Sheena Macdonald | Co-Producer |
| Atom Egoyan | Executive Producer |
| Niv Fichman | Producer |
| Phyllis Laing | Co-Producer |
| Barbara Willis Sweete | Associate Producer |
| Larry Weinstein | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
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