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The Saddest Music in the World (2003)
7.0
Ratings: 7.0/10 from 3,673 users
Metascore:
78/100
Reviews: 92 user | 100 critic | 33 from Metacritic.com
A sort-of musical 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 first place - a $25,000 prize. Director:Guy Maddin |
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Fyodor Kent
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Ross McMillan | ... |
Roderick Kent
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Gravillo the Great
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Louis Negin | ... |
Blind Seer
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Teddy
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Duncan Elksworth
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Talia Pura | ... |
Mary
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Graeme Valentin | ... |
Young Roderick
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Maggie Nagle | ... |
Chester's Mother
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Victor Cowie | ... |
Man in Bar
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Jessica Burleson | ... |
Lady's Secretary
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Storyline
It's the winter of 1933 in Winnipeg. In honor of Winnipeg being named the sorrow capital of the world for the Depression era for the fourth year running by the London Times, Lady Helen Port-Huntley, the legless owner of Winnipeg's Port-Huntley Beer, is hosting and judging a contest to see which nation has the saddest music in the world, the winner to take home a $25,000 prize. Seeing as to the current Prohibition in the United States, Lady Port-Huntley has ulterior motives for the contest. Father and son, streetcar conductor Fyodor Kent and New York based musical producer Chester Kent, who both have a past connection to Lady Port-Huntley (Fyodor, a WWI veteran and former doctor, has fashioned for her an unusual pair of artificial legs apropos to her business), want to represent Canada and the United States respectively in the contest. Despite Lady Port-Huntley's hatred for the Kent's... Written by Huggo
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
"If you're sad, and like beer, I'm your lady."Parents Guide:
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(Portugal) See more »Also Known As:
A Canção Mais Triste do Mundo See more »Box Office
Budget:
$CAD3,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$37,743 (USA) (2 May 2004) (4 Screens)Gross:
$669,128 (USA) (25 July 2004)Company Credits
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Chester Kent: In due time. First I'm going to have my victory cigar.
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(1932)
Music by Jerome Kern
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Arranged by Christopher Dedrick
Vocal by Maria de Medeiros See more »
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Some actors are given an "additional camera" credit, as they shot footage on handheld Super8 cameras. See more »Quotes
Lady Port-Huntley: Go to Hell, Chester!Chester Kent: In due time. First I'm going to have my victory cigar.
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Soundtracks
"The Song Is You - Narcissa's Foxtrot Version"(1932)
Music by Jerome Kern
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Arranged by Christopher Dedrick
Vocal by Maria de Medeiros See more »
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