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The Saddest Music in the World

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Isabella Rossellini, Maria de Medeiros and Mark McKinney star in Guy Maddin's surreal musical drama from 2003, based on a novel by Kazuo Ishiguro. A double amputee launches a contest to find the world's most melancholy melody.

(Review p52) (BW and colour)
(Three short films by the movie's director Guy Maddin are showing after midnight Film Highlights: page 46)

Contributors

Director:
Guy Maddin
Author:
Kazuo Ishiguro
[Actress]:
Isabella Rossellini
[Actress]:
Maria de Medeiros
[Actor]:
Mark McKinney
Source: Radio Times

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