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Release Year1999
Runtime1h 52m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Romance
Votes71
DirectorRolf Schübel
WritersRuth Toma, Rolf Schübel
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.7 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsGloomy Sunday
About Gloomy Sunday
Budapest in the 1930s. Restaurant owner Laszlo hires pianist András to play in his restaurant. Both men fall in love with the beautiful waitress Ilona who inspires András to his only composition. His song of Gloomy Sunday is, at first, loved and then feared, for its melancholic melody sets off a chain of suicides. The fragile balance of the erotic ménage à trois is sent off kilter when the German Hans falls in love with Ilona as well.
Directed by Rolf Schübel, Gloomy Sunday leans on a strong ensemble — Marozsán Erika, Joachim Król, Ben Becker — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1999.
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