The Saddest Music in the World
""If you're sad, and like beer, I'm your lady.""
In Depression-era Winnipeg, a legless beer baroness hosts a contest for the saddest music in the world, offering a grand prize of $25,000.
Directed by Guy Maddin
Written by: George Toles, Kazuo Ishiguro, Guy Maddin
Produced by: Daniel Iron, Niv Fichman, Jody Shapiro
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