Ein Lied von Liebe und Tod - Gloomy Sunday
- Drama
- Romance
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.
Gloomy Sunday is a 1999 Hungarian-French drama film set in 1930s Budapest, centered on a love triangle between a restaurant owner, a pianist, and a waitress whose inspiration leads to a haunting composition. The film explores themes of passion, obsession, and the dark power of music as a melancholic piano piece becomes linked to a series of tragic events. Now available to stream, it remains a haunting meditation on desire and artistic creation.
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Marozsán ErikaIlona
Joachim KrólLászló
Ben BeckerHans Wieck
Stefano DionisiAndrás
András BálintIlonas Sohn- Géza BorosGeigenspieler
Rolf BeckerDer alte Wieck
Ilse ZielstorffFrau Wieck
Ferenc BácsBotschafter- Júlia ZsolnaiFrau Botschafter
- Áron SiposArzt (as Aron Sipos)
- Ernst KahlZeichner Torresz
- Jörg GillnerChefkoch Istvan
Denis MoschittoLehrling Inas
István MikóKartoffelhändler
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When was Gloomy Sunday released?
The film was released on October 21, 1999.
What is the plot about?
Set in 1930s Budapest, the story follows pianist András, restaurant owner Laszlo, and waitress Ilona in a complex love triangle. András composes a melancholic piece called Gloomy Sunday that becomes associated with a series of suicides, and tensions escalate when a German man named Hans also falls for Ilona.
What genres does the film fall into?
Gloomy Sunday is a drama and romance film that blends historical setting with psychological and emotional depth.
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