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Saddest Music in the World, The (2003) Movie Reviews

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E! Online (--)

What's really riveting is how effectively Maddin creates a singular, cinematic world....read the complete Saddest Music in the World, The (2003) review at E! Online (--)

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Appreciating Great Trash

Guy Maddin owes a lot to silent-film technique, but his visions are entirely his own: his smeary, ethereal compositions achieve beauty in their blurry haggardness, and, staying true to his love of 1920's impressionism, the visuals tell as much of the...read the complete Saddest Music in the World, The (2003) review at Appreciating Great Trash

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Philadelphia City Paper (Sam Adams)

To borrow a phrase from Quentin Tarantino’s admirers, Guy Maddin loves movies. But if Tarantino loves movies like a fat kid loves cake, Maddin’s amour is distinctly less fou. Like Tarantino, Maddin loves movies that drink deeply from the well of...read the complete Saddest Music in the World, The (2003) review at Philadelphia City Paper (Sam Adams)