
The Saddest Music in the World
"If you're sad, and like beer, I'm your lady."
ComedyDramaMusiccanadabeergreat depressiondepression erawinnipegprosthetic legprosthesismusicmusical contestlegless
A darkly comic, visually surreal Depression-era fable about sadness and desire, built on the collision between whimsy and melancholy.
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.
Essence
Ensemble

Isabella Rossellini
Lady Helen Port-Huntley

Mark McKinney
Chester Kent

Maria de Medeiros
Narcissa

David Fox
Fyodor Kent
Ross McMillan
Roderick Kent / Gravillo the Great

Louis Negin
Blind Seer

Darcy Fehr
Teddy
Claude Dorge
Duncan Elksworth

Talia Pura
Mary

Adriana O'Neil
Agnes
Jeff Sutton
Young Chester
Graeme Valentin
Young Roderick
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