P.O.V. Film Series Screens 'The Saddest Music in the World' at Tapp's

Welcome back cinephiles!  The Point of View film series returns to Tapp’s with a screening of Guy Maddin’s ‘The Saddest Music in the World'(2003).  All Movie Guide calls it “a feverish whirligig of a movie” which continues the Canadian director’s career-long excavation of the dead idioms of cinema past.  This is the closest the cult favorite has come to mainstream acceptance.  A critique of American pop’s engulfment of global culture, the movie also has something to say about how public expressions of grief end up trivializing the subjects of their tributes.  It’s Maddin’s richest movie yet and cements his status as one of contemporary cinema’s most original auteurs.

The movie is set in Depression-era Winnipeg, home of beer baroness Lady Port-Huntly (Isabella Rossellini), who sponsors a competition to find the world’s saddest music in order to boost beer sales. The film also stars Mark McKinney (‘Kids in the Hall’) and Maria de Medeiros (‘Pulp Fiction’). 

This film screening is part of a continuing collaboration between Point of View Film Series and Tapp’s Arts Center.  P.O.V. meets at Tapp’s to view and discuss films of varying styles and genres from around the world.  

Seating is provided but your chairs, pillows and cushions are welcome.

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