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Gloomy Sunday

Original title: Gloomy Sunday - Ein Lied von Liebe und Tod
  • 19991999
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 52m
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Gloomy Sunday (1999)
Follows three men who are in love with a most beautiful waitress: An intellectual restaurant owner, a mysterious musician and an erratic businessman; taking place during the WWII.
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Follows three men who are in love with a most beautiful waitress: An intellectual restaurant owner, a mysterious musician and an erratic businessman; taking place during the WWII.Follows three men who are in love with a most beautiful waitress: An intellectual restaurant owner, a mysterious musician and an erratic businessman; taking place during the WWII.Follows three men who are in love with a most beautiful waitress: An intellectual restaurant owner, a mysterious musician and an erratic businessman; taking place during the WWII.
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8.1K
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    • Rolf Schübel
    • Ruth Toma(screenplay)
    • Rolf Schübel(screenplay)
    • Nick Barkow(novel)
  • Stars
    • Joachim Król
    • Erika Marozsán
    • Stefano Dionisi
    • Rolf Schübel
    • Ruth Toma(screenplay)
    • Rolf Schübel(screenplay)
    • Nick Barkow(novel)
  • Stars
    • Joachim Król
    • Erika Marozsán
    • Stefano Dionisi
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    • 61User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
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    Joachim Król
    Joachim Król
    • László…
    Erika Marozsán
    Erika Marozsán
    • Ilona…
    Stefano Dionisi
    Stefano Dionisi
    • András…
    Ben Becker
    Ben Becker
    • Hans…
    András Bálint
    • Ilonas Sohn
    Géza Boros
    • Geigenspieler
    Rolf Becker
    Rolf Becker
    • Herr Wieck
    Ilse Zielstorff
    • Frau Wieck
    Ferenc Bács
    • Botschafter
    Júlia Zsolnai
    • Frau des Botschafters
    Áron Sipos
    • Arzt
    • (as Aron Sipos)
    Ernst Kahl
    • Zeichner Torresz
    Jörg Gillner
    • Chefkoch István
    Denis Moschitto
    Denis Moschitto
    • Lehrling Inas
    István Mikó
    • Kartoffelhändler
    Michael Gampe
    • Direktor Novak
    Karl Fischer
    Karl Fischer
    • Herr Svoboda
    Markus Hering
    • Herr Schwitz
      • Rolf Schübel
      • Ruth Toma(screenplay)
      • Rolf Schübel(screenplay)
      • Nick Barkow(novel)
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    • Trivia
      The Nazi called Wieck, played by Ben Becker, is a fictionalized SS Col. Kurt Becher, the who was acquitted in Nuremberg of war crimes and who ended up the richest man in Germany.
    • Goofs
      When the trio goes to a movie theater, they watch a newsreel that declares that the song "Gloomy Sunday" "drove 157 people in Hungary to suicide in the past eight weeks." We don't know whether that statement ever actually appeared in a German newsreel during the war. In any event, there is no evidence that the song ever actually drove more than a handful of people--if any--to suicide.
    • Quotes

      László: Everyone would like it all: something for the body, something for the soul. Something that fills you up, something that makes you hungry.

    • Connections
      Featured in Die Männer vom K3: Jugendliebe (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Szomorú Vasárnap/Gloomy Sunday
      Music by Rezsö Seress

      Lyrics by László Jávor

      English lyrics by Sam Lewis (as Sam M. Lewis)

      Akla Musikverlag Berlin

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    Beautiful and powerful
    This film is about the life of a woman, who got caught between 2 lovers against a backdrop of the turbulent times of the Holocaust.

    Words cannot describe how beautiful and powerful this film is. Everything is excellent. The sets are beautiful, and the scenes are beautifully composed. Ilona is great as the lady which every men would fall in love with. She has this graceful elegance which is very magnetic. Laszlo's work as the restaurant owner is convincing, he has every detail of the restaurant under control. The music is great. When I listened to the song "Gloomy Sunday', I felt this chill spreading through my body, as if I was going to be the next victim. Another highlight for me is the uptight secretary who lives by the book, which is clearly a satire about the German culture. The plot is highly touching and powerful, and I do urge everyone to see this beautiful film.
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    • Oct 31, 2007

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    • Release date
      • October 21, 1999 (Germany)
      • Germany
      • Hungary
      • German
      • English
      • Hungarian
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    • Filming locations
      • Budapest, Hungary
    • Production companies
      • Studio Hamburg Filmproduktion
      • Dom Film GmbH
      • PolyGram Filmproduktion
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    • 1 hour 52 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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