Ein Lied von Liebe und Tod (1999)
- Original title
- Ein Lied von Liebe und Tod - Gloomy Sunday
- Directed by
- Rolf Schübel
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany, Hungary
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 69 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1930s Budapest, a beautiful waitress is involved in a love triangle with a Jewish restaurant owner and a pianist. Their lives and the creation of a hauntingly famous song are disrupted by the rise of Nazi influence and the onset of World War II.
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What happens
Ein Lied von Liebe und Tod (Gloomy Sunday – A Song of Love and Death, Hungarian: Szomorú vasárnap) is a 1999 film, a German/Hungarian co-production. Although the movie centers on a romantic love triangle with tragic consequences, it has a strong historical background, set in Hungary during World War II. The film is based on the novel by Nick Barkow, co-written and directed by Rolf Schübel and tells a fictional story connected to the creation of the infamous song "Gloomy Sunday". Starring are Joachim Król (László, Jewish restaurant owner), Stefano Dionisi (András, a pianist who creates "Gloomy Sunday"), Erika Marozsán (Ilona, waitress and László's and later András' lover) and Ben Becker (Hans Wieck, a German businessman who becomes an SS officer). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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