Gloomy Sunday

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Gloomy Sunday

Released Oct 21, 1999

1h 54m

Drama

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A woman who loves two men (Joachim Król, Stefano Dionisi) in World War II Germany inspires one to write a song that, mysteriously, drives some to suicide.

Critics Consensus

Gloomy Sunday is beautiful, well-acted, and every bit as downcast as its title.

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Richard Nilsen

Arizona Republic

It's intelligent, well-acted and beautifully photographed.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 12, 2005

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Jay Boyar

Orlando Sentinel

Its old-fashioned romanticism is heady, and the relationships among the characters are intriguing.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 20, 2004

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Terry Lawson

Detroit Free Press

It has enough opulent, oversized romanticism to make it a guilty pleasure, not to mention three attractive and appealing characters and, of course, that song.

Rated: 3/4

Dec 19, 2003

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

With the Hungarian song "Gloomy Sunday" as its thematic centerpiece, this personalized story of Budapest during World War II becomes a satisfying romantic drama about four divergently different people.

Rated: B

May 13, 2009

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Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

Rated: 4/5

Aug 7, 2008

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Kam Williams

Princeton Town Topics

Undoubtedly deserves to be added to the ranks of the best Holocaust films ever made.

Rated: 4/4

May 2, 2007

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My favourite movie of all time! RKH NZ

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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a.l.jude p

A pleasure to watch movie and it fits above all that category.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Captivating in parts. Good production values and WW2 atmosphere. Except for restaurant setting - cold and bare. Maybe deliberately so? But not my idea of a cosy Hungarian restaurant (maybe I've seen too many Hollywood movies).

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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ma'ark t

Strange and thrilling.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Beautiful film which is both well-crafted and well-acted. There are a number of themes presented, and everything is tied together through the use of the song "Gloomy Sunday". This has become my favourite German language film.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

Beautiful and lush German drama centered around a love triangle in pre-WWII Hungary. I loved every second of it and it even made me cry. Absolutely fantastic.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Joachim Król

László

Stefano Dionisi

András

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Hans Wieck

Erika Marozsán

Ilona

Sebastian Koch

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Synopsis

A woman who loves two men (Joachim Król, Stefano Dionisi) in World War II Germany inspires one to write a song that, mysteriously, drives some to suicide.

Director: Rolf Schübel
Distributor: Menemsha Films, Arrow Releasing Inc.
Production Co: Universal/Universal Int
Genre: Drama, History
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 21, 1999, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 26, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $223.8K
Runtime: 1h 54m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)