Sunday, October 22, 2006

The Saddest Music in the World (2003)

If you're interested in the art of filmmaking you have to check this out. Guy Madden is the best kind of artist- the Canadian kind. This film is set in Winnipeg during the Great Depression and the entire thing is shot on a sound stage complete with trains going past behind 6-foot snow banks. Madden puts scenes together like no one else. Many are a collage of black and white footage with a spot of color or live action combined with video in the background. Imagine actors performing inside of a diorama. The only thing crazier than the set construction is the plot. Not sure if this will be shown at MNITBY, but it is worthy.

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