Gloomy Sunday - Ein Lied von Liebe und Tod (1999)

112 min · Justice Drama, Melodrama, Romance Film, Romantic Drama

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Directors

Rolf Schübel

Cast

Erika Marozsán, Joachim Król, Ben Becker, Stefano Dionisi, András Bálint, Géza Boros, Rolf Becker, Ilse Zielstorff, Ferenc Bács, Júlia Zsolnai, Aron Sipos, Ernst Kahl, Jörg Gillner, Denis Moschitto, István Mikó

The story

In the present day, German industrialist Hans Wieck returns to Budapest with his family on the occasion of his 80th birthday, having been stationed there during World War II. During dinner at his favorite restaurant, Szabó's, Hans regales his family and friends with stories of his many visits to the restaurant before and during the war. As he relishes his favorite dish, "Beef Rolls" he suddenly collapses with the song "Gloomy Sunday" being played, at his request, by two musicians.

Catalogue themes and tags

1930s, 1940s, Anti-semitism, Bahnstation, Bath Tub, Bike, Birthday, Blackmail, Budapest, Champagne, Composer, Corruption, Deportation, Diskriminerung, Expensive Restaurant, Female Nudity, Friedhof, Gramophone, Holocaust, Hungary, Jealousy, Jew Persecution, Jewry, Juden, Lied, Lovesickness, Lovestory, Male Nudity, Ménage à Trois, Nazi Past, Nazis, Pianistin, Piano, Pistole, Poison, Poisoning, Rach, Restaurant, Restaurant Owner, Rettung, Schutzstaffel, Selbstmord, Sexuelles Verlangen, Unrequited Love, sexuelle Belästigung, sexy, Romantic drama, Romance Film, Drama, World cinema

Genres

Justice Drama, Melodrama, Romance Film, Romantic Drama

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