Movie·1999·1h 52m
Gloomy Sunday
Country
Germany
Language
English
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The Story
Original title: Ein Lied von Liebe und Tod - 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.
Written By
Ruth Toma
Producer
Richard Schöps
Cinematography
Edward Kłosiński
Music
Rezsö Seress
Editor
Ursula Höf
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Cast
Marozsán Erika
Ilona
Joachim Król
László
Ben Becker
Hans Wieck
Stefano Dionisi
András
András Bálint
Ilonas Sohn
Géza Boros
Geigenspieler
Rolf Becker
Der alte Wieck
Ilse Zielstorff
Frau Wieck
Ferenc Bács
Botschafter
Júlia Zsolnai
Frau Botschafter
Áron Sipos
Arzt (as Aron Sipos)
Ernst Kahl
Zeichner Torresz
Jörg Gillner
Chefkoch Istvan
Denis Moschitto
Lehrling Inas
István Mikó
Kartoffelhändler
Michael Gampe
Direktor Novak
Karl Fischer
Herr Svoboda
Markus Hering
Herr Schwitz
// crew
Crew
Ursula Höf
Editor
Rezsö Seress
Original Music Composer
Richard Schöps
Producer
Rolf Schübel
Director, Screenplay
Detlef Petersen
Original Music Composer
Edward Kłosiński
Director of Photography
Ruth Toma
Screenplay
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