Overview
Plot
In 1930s Budapest, restaurant owner Laszlo hires pianist András, and both fall for waitress Ilona. András writes "Gloomy Sunday," a song whose melancholy triggers suicides, while German Hans also loves Ilona.
- Directors
- Rolf Schübel
- Cast
- Marozsán Erika, Joachim Król, Ben Becker, Stefano Dionisi, András Bálint, Géza Boros, Rolf Becker, Ilse Zielstorff, Ferenc Bács, Júlia Zsolnai, Áron Sipos, Ernst Kahl, Jörg Gillner, Denis Moschitto, István Mikó, Michael Gampe, Karl Fischer, Markus Hering, Werner Brehm, Wanja Mues
- Country
- Germany, Hungary
- Genre
- Drama, Romance
- Release date
- 1999-10-21
- Studios
- Studio Hamburg Filmproduktion, Dom Film
Plot
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Gloomy Sunday Plot and Cast
Set in 1930s Budapest, the story follows restaurant owner Laszlo, who hires pianist András to play at his establishment. Both men become enamored with the beautiful waitress Ilona, who inspires András to compose his only song, "Gloomy Sunday." The melody is initially admired but soon feared as it sets off a chain of suicides. The delicate erotic balance among the three is disrupted when the German Hans also falls in love with Ilona.
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