The Saddest Music in the World (2003)
Winnipeg im Jahr 1933. Es ist die Zeit der Weltwirtschaftskrise und Traurigkeit hat Hochkonjunktur. Für die Brauereibesitzerin Lady Helen Port Huntley (Isabella Rossellini) sind dies natürlich keine guten Zeiten um erfolgreich Bier zu verkaufen. Um die Lage ihrer Brauerei zu verbessern beschließt sie daher einen Wettbewerb auszutragen, bei der die traurigste Musik der Welt gekürt werden soll. Aus allen Gegenden der Welt eilen die Teilnehmer herbei um am Wettbewerb teilzunehmen und das Preisgeld von 25 000 Dollar zu gewinnen. Unter den Teilnehmer ist auch der wenig erfolgreiche Broadwayproduzent Chester Kent (Mark McKinney) und der serbische Cellist Gravillo (Ross McMillan). Und die beiden verbindet deutlich mehr als nur der Musikwettbewerb miteinander.
Der Regisseur:
Guy Maddin
Der Autor:
Kazuo Ishiguro
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Isabella Rossellini as Lady Helen Port-Huntley |
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Mark McKinney as Chester Kent |
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Maria de Medeiros as Narcissa |
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David Fox as Fyodor Kent |
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Ross McMillan as Roderick Kent / Gravillo the Great |
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Louis Negin as Blind Seer |
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Darcy Fehr as Teddy |
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Claude Dorge as Duncan Elksworth |
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Talia Pura as Mary |
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Adriana O'Neil as Agnes |
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Jeff Sutton as Young Chester |
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Graeme Valentin as Young Roderick |
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Maggie Nagle as Chester's Mother |
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Victor Cowie as Man in Bar |
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Jessica Burleson as Lady's Secretary |
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Wayne Nicklas as Boardmember |
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Nancy Drake as American Mother |
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David Gillies as American Father |
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Daphne Korol as Widow |
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Jeff Skinner as Reverend |
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Craig Aftanas as Old Sleepwalker |
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Miles Boisselle as Guard |
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Brock MacGregor as Roderick's Son |
| Directing | Guy Maddin | Director |
| Writing | Kazuo Ishiguro | Screenplay |
| Writing | George Toles | Writer |
| Writing | Guy Maddin | Writer |
| Production | Daniel Iron | Executive Producer |
| Production | Phyllis Laing | Co-Producer |
| Production | Sheena Macdonald | Co-Producer |
| Production | Barbara Willis Sweete | Associate Producer |
| Production | Larry Weinstein | Associate Producer |
| Production | John Buchan | Casting |
| Art | Stephen Arndt | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beverly A. Hamilton | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frances Hans | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amanda Kuryk | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barry Olafson | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherina Saites | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Danielle Dumesnil | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Richard O'Brien-Moran | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Michael Peleshok | Third Assistant Director |
| Crew | Mark Gebel | Special Effects |
| Sound | Christopher Dedrick | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Atom Egoyan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Niv Fichman | Producer |
| Production | Jody Shapiro | Producer |
| Camera | Luc Montpellier | Director of Photography |
| Editing | David Wharnsby | Editor |
| Art | Matthew Davies | Production Design |
| Art | Réjean Labrie | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Meg McMillan | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Doug Morrow | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Russ Dyck | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Martin Lee | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | David McCallum | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mark Shnuriwsky | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Lou Solakofski | Sound Designer |
| Sound | David Rose | Sound Designer |
