Storyline
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 & Crew
Marozsán Erika
Ilona
Lead
Joachim Król
László
Ben Becker
Hans Wieck
Stefano Dionisi
András
András Bálint
Ilonas Sohn
GB
Géza Boros
Geigenspieler
Rolf Becker
Der alte Wieck
Ilse Zielstorff
Frau Wieck
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Rolf Schübel's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Gloomy Sunday is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
