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| Title Statement | The saddest music in the world [DVD] / Rhombus Media ; Buffalo Gal Pictures ; Ego Film Arts ; producers, Niv Fichman, Jody Shapiro ; directed by Guy Maddin ; written by George Toles and Guy Maddin. |
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| Alternative Title(s) | Plus triste musique du monde |
| Additional Contributors | Maddin, Guy |
| Rossellini, Isabella | |
| McKinney, Mark,1963- | |
| Medeiros, Maria de | |
| Ishiguro, Kazuo,1954- | |
| Publication | [Toronto]: TVA Films, [2004] |
| Extent of Item | 1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) |
| ISBN | (v.r.) |
| Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 824255002790 |
| Other Number | 1431982 |
| General Notes | Disc label title. DVD. Widescreen version. Based on an original screenplay by Kazuo Ishiguro. Originally released as a motion picture in 2003. Special features: commentary, making of featurette, nine rapid fire theatrical teasers, theatrical trailer, three short films by Guy Maddin, scene index. Bilingual packaging (reversible English/French) |
| Performance Credits | Isabella Rossellini, Mark McKinney, Maria de Medeiros, David Fox, Ross McMillan. |
| Audience & Ratings | CHV rating: PG. Classement CV: DP. |
| Languages | In English, with French subtitles. |
| System Details | DVD, Dolby digital 5.1. |
| Terms of Use | For home use only. |
| Summary | In Depression-era Winnipeg, a beer baroness holds a contest to promote her brewery. Contestants from around the world compete to perform the world's saddest song and win the $25,000 prize. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Contests--Fiction |
| Songs--Fiction | |
| Depressions--Fiction--1929 | |
| Comedy films | |
| Feature films | |
| Concours et compétitions--Romans | |
| Chansons--Romans | |
| Crises économiques--Romans--1929 | |
| Films comiques | |
| Longs métrages | |
| By Location | Winnipeg (Man.)--Fiction |
| Winnipeg (Man.)--Romans | |
