The Saddest Music in the World

The Saddest Music in the World

"If you're sad, and like beer, I'm your lady."

2003100 min6.9 / 10

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.

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