77% Match19991h 52m
DramaRomance
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.
Cast: Marozsán Erika, Joachim Król, Ben Becker, Stefano Dionisi, András Bálint, Géza Boros
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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.
Popularity
3.5
Revenue
$585,604
Release
Oct 21, 1999
Genres
Drama, Romance
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Studios
Dom Film
Countries
GermanyHungary
Languages
EnglishGermanHungarian
Keywords
lovesicknessjealousybudapest, hungarynazilove trianglebirthdayblackmailholocaust (shoah)deportationjew persecutionhungarymenage a troissexual harassmentantisemitism1930s