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The Saddest Music in the World
The Saddest Music in the World (2004)
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1 hr 39 mins
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Comedy
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Period
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Released: 4/30/2004
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Box Office Total:
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Synopsis:
It's 1933 in Winnipeg and the Great Depression is in full bloom. Beer Baroness Lady Port-Huntly announces a global competition to determine the saddest music in the world, and musicians from across the globe pour into town to vie for the whopping $25,000 prize. Sobbing Mexican Mariachis, dour Scottish Bagpipers, woeful West African drummers and numerous other grief-stricken ensembles give it their all. Down-on-his-luck Broadway producer Chester Kent and his amnesiac girlfriend Narcissa return home to his native Winnipeg as the United States entry in the contest. He soon finds himself embroiled in a family reunion as treacherous and twisted as the competition itself. Ultimately, a cataclysmic fire and the machinations of fate sort matters out for the sad characters and the denizens of the saddest city on earth.
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Full Cast & Crew
Theatrical Release
4/30/2004
Director
Credit
Guy Maddin
Director
Cast
Credit
Isabella Rossellini
Lady Port-Huntly
Mark McKinney
Chester Kent
Maria De Medeiros
Narcissa
David Fox
Fyodor
Ross McMillan
Roderick/Gravillo
Louis Negin
Blind Seer
Darcy Fehr
Teddy
Claude Dorge
Duncan
Talia Pura
Mary
Jeff Sutton
Young Chester
Graham Valentine
Young Roderick
Maggie Nagle
Chester's Mother
Victor Cowie
Man in Bar
Jessica Burleson
Lady's Secretary
Wayne Nicklas
Boardmember
Nancy Drake
American Mother
David Gillies
American Father
Daphne Korol
Widow
Adriana O'Neil
Agnes
Jeff Skinner
Reverend
Craig Aftanas
Old Sleepwalker
Miles Boiselle
Guard
Brock MacGregor
Roderick's Son
Daniel Hawkins
Amputee Double
Production Credits
Credit
Larry Weinstein
Associate Producer
Niv Fichman
Producer
Phyllis Laing
Co-Producer
Atom Egoyan
Executive Producer
Sheena MacDonald
Co-Producer
Daniel Iron
Executive Producer
Barbara Willis Sweete
Associate Producer
Jody Shapiro
Producer
Production Companies
Credit
Buffalo Gal Pictures
Production Company
Ego Film Arts
Production Company
Rhombus International
Production Company
Distribution Companies
Credit
MGM/UA Home Video
Domestic Video Distributor
Soda Pictures
Foreign Theatrical Distributor
TVA International Distribution
Theatrical Distributor Theatrical Distributor (Canada)
IFC Films
Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Writer
Credit
Guy Maddin
Screenplay
Kazuo Ishiguro
Source Material
George Toles
Screenplay
Accounting
Credit
Colette Desjardins
Production Accountant
Jo Ann Oldcorn
Accountant - FTM Accounting Intern
Lisa Craik
Assistant Accountant - Accounting Assistant
Eileen Gano
Assistant Accountant - Accounting Assistant
Linda Pope
Accountant - Bookkeeper
Art Department
Credit
William Baker
Painter - Paint Foreman
Remi Verfaille
Dresser
Janna Pakhomova
Production Designer
Gordon Peterson
Assistant Art Director
Lindsey Bart
Greensman - Daily Greens
Aaron Anderson
Set Dresser
Stephen Arndt
Set Decorator
Lloyd Brandson
Scenic Artist
Shawna Conner
Art Department - Art Department Trainee
Catherine Green
Illustrator - Daily Draftsperson
Rejean Labrie
Art Director
Matthew Davies
Production Designer
Lawrence Van Went
Scenic Artist
Jason Gibbs
Set Dresser
Matthew Holm
Dresser - On Set Dresser
Charles Gustafson
Painter - Scenic Painter
Andrea Von Wichert
Painter - Scenic Painter
Simon Hughes
Painter - Scenic Painter
Lawrence Zglobicki
Painter - Daily Painter
Casting
Credit
John Buchan
Casting
Kari Reiger
Extras Casting
Jim Heber
Casting (Winnipeg)
Craft Services
Credit
Brent Prockert
Catering - Chef
Denys Curle
Craft Service
Kelly Ditz
Craft Service
Rick Kuchar
Catering - Sous Chef
Lyn E A Marlowe
Craft Service - Daily Craft Service
Film Camera
Credit
Jason Heke
Camera Trainee
Peter Korsitke
Color Timer - Film Timer
Mike Thibodeau
Video - Video Correction
Mike Thibodeau
Dailies
Gisele Gordon
Photography - Rearscreen Photography
Guy Maddin
Camera
Luc Montpellier
Director of Photography
Len Peterson
Assistant Camera
Diyah Pera
Photography - Stills Photographer
John Furniotis
Video - Video to Film Transfer
J J Casey Harrison
Camera Trainee - Daily Camera Trainee
Shauna Townley
Assistant Camera
Brian Karn
Dailies
Jody Shapiro
Camera
Dominique Balcaen
Camera
Peter Rohde
Photography - Stills Photographer
Mark McKinney
Camera
Ruben Guzman
Photography - Super 8 Photography
Ross McMillan
Camera
Richard O'Brien-Moran
Camera
Mike Peleshok
Camera
Len Peterson
Camera
Larry Spittle
Camera
Shauna Townley
Camera
Jason Fox
Camera
Legal
Credit
Brenda Blake
Legal Services - Legal Affairs
Music
Credit
Rebecca Pellett
Music Arranger - Music Preparation
Rebecca Pellett
Music Editor - Editing
Rebecca Pellett
Music - Vocals
Gary Gray
Score Mixing
Gary Gray
Score Recording
Jerome Kern
Song
Brenda Blake
Music Supervisor
Mini Mariachis
Song Performer
Erin Hershberg
Music Coordinator
Xiao Nan Wang
Song Performer
Maria De Medeiros
Music - Vocals
Craig Mann
Music Editor - Source Music Editor
Oscar Hammerstein II
Song
Rebecca Pellett
Score Recording - Score Recorder
Christopher Dedrick
Music - Vocals
Jimmy Kennedy
Song
Flamenco Ensemble
Song Performer
Finjan
Song Performer
William Grosz
Song
Sandy Dedrick
Music - Vocals
Yuval Fichman
Song Performer
Al Jolson
Song
Diane Forsyth
Music - Vocals
John Chalmers
Music - Vocals
Emile Bisseck
Song Performer
Buddy G DeSylva
Song
Joseph Meyer
Song
binasio wani
Song Performer
Ian Chalmers
Music - Vocals
Matthew Chalmers
Music - Vocals
Marol Jal
Song Performer
Chester Kent Melting Pot Orche
Song Performer
Paul Ohashi
Music - Vocals
Terry Stevens
Music - Vocals
The Winnipeg Heather-Belle Ladies Pipe Band
Song Performer
Ross McLean
Music - Vocals
Mark McKinney
Music - Vocals
David Fox
Music - Vocals
Robert Stewart
Music - Music Recording (Winnipeg)
Don Benedictson
Music - Music Recording (Winnipeg)
Production Management
Credit
Richard O'Brien-Moran
Assistant Director
Bernard Narvey
Location Manager
Matt Cahill
Post-Production Supervisor - Postproduction Supervisor
Anastasia Geras
Production Manager
Colleen Wowchuk
Assistant Production Coordinator
Sarah Jane Cundell
Location Assistant - Location Production Assistant
Cliff Sumter
Assistant Location Manager
Alanna Mills
Script Supervisor
Kimberly Mikoluff
Production Coordinator
Danielle Dumesnil
Assistant Director
Lorne J Allen
Location Assistant - Location Production Assistant
Mike Peleshok
Assistant Director
Miye Bromberg
Location Assistant - Location Production Assistant
Shane Clements
Location Assistant - Location Production Assistant
Martin Ellis
Location Assistant - Location Production Assistant
Melanie Dawn Fuerst
Location Assistant - Location Production Assistant
L Christian Goulet
Location Assistant - Location Production Assistant
Vince Krochak
Location Assistant - Location Production Assistant
Antony Papetti
Location Assistant - Location Production Assistant
Blair Scott
Location Assistant - Location Production Assistant
Dean Batiuk
Location Assistant - Location Production Assistant
Jason L Campbell
Location Assistant - Location Production Assistant
chris hawkins
Location Assistant - Location Production Assistant
Publicity
Credit
Leslie Stafford
Publicity - Publicist
Caelum Vatnsdal
Publicity - Publicity Notes
Kerry Fraser
Publicity
Sound
Credit
Ronayne Higginson
ADR Editor
Ronayne Higginson
ADR/Dialogue Editor - Dialogue Editor
Dave Yonson
ADR - ADR Recordist
Mark Shnuriwsky
Sound Effects Editor
Lou Solakofski
Rerecording Mixer
Russ Dyck
Sound
Sid Lieberman
Foley Artist
Kirk Lynds
Foley Recordist
Stan Mak
Boom Operator
David McCallum
Supervising Sound Editor
David Rose
Sound Designer
Darcy Kite
ADR - ADR Recordist
Alan Tang
Sound Effects Editor
John MacDonald
Foley Artist
Lou Solakofski
Sound
Martin Lee
Rerecording Mixer
Steve Kostick
ADR/Dialogue Editor - Dialogue Editor
Eliot Crackower
Rerecording Mixer
Matthew Friesen
Sound - FTM Sound Intern
Don Baker
Sound - Playback Operator
Visual Effects
Credit
Sean Scoffield
Titles - Title Designer
Greg Gardner
Graphics
Mark Gebel
Special Effects
Don Greenberg
Special Effects Assistant - Assistant Special Effects
Wardrobe Hair Makeup
Credit
Ediena Hawkes
Hair Assistant - Assistant Hair
Carolyn Bradshaw
Costumer - Truck Costumer
Meg McMillan
Costumes
Doug Morrow
Makeup
Jennifer Machnee
Makeup Assistant - Assitant Makeup
Paula Dunfield
Costume Supervisor
Catharina Saites
Wardrobe - Dailies
Barry Olafson
Hair
Sian Morris Ross
Assistant Costume Designer
brenda magalas
Makeup Assistant - FTM Makeup Intern
Beverly A Hamilton
Wardrobe - Dailies
Alison Bile
Costumes - FTM Costume Intern
Frances Hans
Wardrobe - Dailies
Amanda Kuryk
Wardrobe - Dailies
Nadine Falk
Wardrobe - Dailies
Dallas Hollett
Wardrobe - Dailies
Karen Kristalovich
Wardrobe - Dailies
Jennie O'Keefe
Wardrobe - Dailies
Sandra Soke
Wardrobe - Dailies
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