Synopsis
Budapest in the thirties. The restaurant owner Laszlo hires the 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 triggers off a chain of suicides. The fragile balance of the erotic ménage à trois is sent off kilter when the German Hans goes and falls in love with Ilona as well.
Gloomy Sunday (1999) is a 1h 52min drama feature film by Rolf Schübel. Budapest in the thirties.
Key facts
Cast
Marozsán Erika, Joachim Król, Ben Becker, Stefano Dionisi, András Bálint, Géza Boros, Rolf Becker, Ilse Zielstorff
Original language
German
First release
October 21, 1999 (Germany)
Setting
Budapest
Crew
Screenplay
Rolf Schübel, Ruth Toma
Producer
Richard Schöps
Cinematography
Edward Kłosiński
Editing
Ursula Höf
Music
Detlef Petersen, Rezsö Seress
Trailer
Stills
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Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Germany | October 21, 1999 |
| Theatrical | United States | October 21, 1999 |
| Classification | Germany | 12 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Hong Kong | April 16, 2004 |
Full credits
| Director | Rolf Schübel |
| 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), Werner Brehm (Postbote), Wanja Mues (Herr Mendel), Dorka Gryllus (Fräulein Mendel), Tibor Kenderesi (Professor Tajtelbaum), Anna Ráckevei (Tajtelbaums Nichte), István Kanizsay (Journalist im Café), Veit Stübner (Weinlieferant), Márta Bakó (Kerzenverkäuferin), Sebastian Koch (Obersturmbannführer Eichbaum), Ulrike Grote (Frau Häberle), László I. Kish (Standartenführer Schnefke), Ferenc Némethy (Alter Jude in Wiecks Büro), Stefan Weinert (SS-Offizier), Zsuzsa Mányai (Lászlós Nachbarin) |
| Screenplay | Rolf Schübel, Ruth Toma |
| Producer | Richard Schöps |
| Cinematography | Edward Kłosiński |
| Editing | Ursula Höf |
| Music | Detlef Petersen, Rezsö Seress |
| Production design | Csaba Stork, Volker Schäfer |
| Visual effects | István Vanek Béres, Péter Szilágyi |
| Sound | Ursula Höf |
| Costumes | Andrea Flesch |
Additional data: TMDB.
