A failed Broadway impresario returns to his home in Winnepeg to find that his old flame is promoting her brewery by offering $25,000 to the musician with the saddest tune.

Based on a novel by Kazuo Ishiguro. Program content : 1551265 Ontario Inc./Melancholy Pictures Inc./Ego Film Arts Inc., 2003. Special features include: Director's commentary by director Guy Maddin and actor Mark McKinney ; making of featurette "Teardrops in the snow - the making of The saddest music in the world" ; 9 rapid fire theatrical teasers ; theatrical trailer ; three short films by Guy Maddin ; scene index. Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 widescreen.