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The Saddest Music in the World

1h 40m|R|Musical, Comedy drama|AMC+|2003
In this experimental musical set in 1930s Winnipeg, Canada, amputee baroness Lady Port-Huntley (Isabella Rossellini) organizes a competition offering $25,000 to the person who can compose the saddest music in the world. Musicians -- including a depressed Broadway producer (Mark McKinney), his guilt-stricken father (David Fox) and a Serbian cellist (Ross McMillan) -- flock to Winnipeg with the hope that they will be the best at conveying tragedy and grief in their music.

Director:

Guy Maddin

Cast:

Mark McKinney, Isabella Rossellini, Maria de Medeiros, David Fox, Ross McMillan, Brent Neale, Erik Berg, Darcy Fehr, Claude Dorge
The Saddest Music in the World
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