The Saddest Music in the World (2003)
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Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin directs The Saddest Music in the World, reworked from an original screenplay by Kazuo Ishiguro. Set in Winnipeg during the Great Depression, the film involves a contest announced by the legless and glamorous Lady Port-Huntly (Isabella Rossellini) to find the saddest music in the world. She's hoping the contest will result in increased sales of her company's brand of beer. American theatrical producer Chester Kent (Mark McKinney) shows up to win the contest with his kooky show-business idea, while brother Roderick Kent (Ross McMillan) returns from the war. Maria de Medeiros plays Narcissa, a sleep walker romantically linked to both brothers. Their father, the alcoholic doctor Fyodor Kent (David Fox), is tortured by his role in Lady Port-Huntly's leg amputation, so he makes her a new glass pair filled with beer. The Saddest Music in the World was shown at the 2003 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 101 mins
Complete Cast:
- Mark McKinney - Chester Kent
- Maria de Medeiros - Narcissa
- Ross McMillan - Roderick Kent
- Isabella Rossellini - Lady Port-Huntly
- David Fox - Fyodor Kent
- Director(s):
- Guy Maddin
- Writer(s):
- George Toles, Guy Maddin
- Producer(s):
- Jody Shapiro, Niv Fichman
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- 2003 - The Saddest Music in the World - Genie Awards - Best Costume Design
- 2003 - The Saddest Music in the World - Genie Awards - Best Editing
- 2003 - The Saddest Music in the World - Genie Awards - Best Original Score
