The Saddest Music in the World

""If you're sad, and like beer, I'm your lady.""

2003 1h 40m EN

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 74

ComedyDramaMusic

Synopsis

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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.

“"If you're sad, and like beer, I'm your lady."”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Guy Maddin
Writers: George Toles, Kazuo Ishiguro, Guy Maddin
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: Canada

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Guy Maddin, shot by Luc Montpellier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christopher Dedrick. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor David Wharnsby shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Isabella Rossellini and Mark McKinney and Maria de Medeiros carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: ""If you're sad, and like beer, I'm your lady."".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0366996 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Guy Maddin directs. Luc Montpellier behind the camera. Christopher Dedrick scores. David Wharnsby cuts. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 23 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
3Directed by Guy Maddin, shot by Luc Montpellier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Christopher Dedrick. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor David Wharnsby shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Isabella Rossellini and Mark McKinney and Maria de Medeiros carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: ""If you're sad, and like beer, I'm your lady."".
8IMDB entry: tt0366996 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 74 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "canada", "beer", "great depression", "depression era".