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  • The Saddest Music in the World
  • Opened April 30, 2003
  • R
    some sexuality and violent images
  • 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 Read More
  • Cast: Mark McKinney, Isabella Rossellini, Maria de Medeiros, David Fox, Ross McMillan
  • Director: Guy Maddin
  • Genres: Period Film, Musical Drama, Musical, Avant-garde / Experimental

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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    San Francisco Chronicle | Carla Meyer

    The concept is high, the humor lowbrow and the joy of experimentation evident...

  • 91
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    Hard to say who's luckier -- those who have seen the work of Canadian filmmaker...

  • 90
    Los Angeles Times | Manohla Dargis

    It's all terribly tortured, often laugh-out-loud, absurdly funny and, as with...

  • 88
    Boston Globe | Wesley Morris

    Maddin's movies are easy, too. Point your eyes at the screen; the magic follows.

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