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

Réalisateur:

Rolf Schübel

Scénaristes:

Nick Barkow (novel)
Rolf Schübel (screenplay)

Date de sortie:

21 octobre 1999 (Allemagne)

Genre:

Romance | Drame

Intrigue:

Budapest in the thirties. The restaurant owner Laszlo hires the pianist András to play in his restaurant...

Plot Keywords:

Restaurant | Pianist | Restaurant Owner | Suicide | Waitress

Récompenses:

6 wins & 4 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Surprise, surprise - this is good!

Ensemble

Erika Marozsán	...	Ilona
Joachim Król	...	László
Ben Becker	...	Hans Wieck
Stefano Dionisi	...	András
András Bálint	...	Ilonas Sohn
Géza Boros	...	Geigenspieler
Rolf Becker	...	Herr Wieck
Ilse Zielstorff	...	Frau Wieck
Ferenc Bács	...	Botschafter
Júlia Zsolnai	...	Frau des Botschafters
Aron Sipos	...	Arzt
Ernst Kahl	...	Zeichner Torresz
Jörg Gillner	...	Chefkoch István
Denis Moschitto	...	Lehrling Inas
István Mikó	...	Kartoffelhändler

Autre(s) titre(s):

Ein Lied von Liebe und Tod - Gloomy Sunday (Germany) (DVD title)
Gloomy Sunday (USA)
Szomorú vasárnap (Hungary)
The Piano Player (USA)

Durée:

112 min | Argentina:113 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Pays:

Allemagne | Hungary

Langue:

Allemand | Anglais | Hongrois

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Hong Kong:IIB | Argentina:16 | Germany:12 (bw) | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18

Lieux de tournage:

Alster, Hamburg, Germany

Société:

Studio Hamburg Filmproduktion

Anecdotes:

The film has been running daily at the Academy Arts Centre Theatre in Christchurch, New Zealand since 2001 - and you still have book in advance because it is sold out (it's shown in a small 11-seat theatre).

Bande son:

Csak Inni, Inni

Surprise, surprise - this is good!

I did not necessarily expect this to be a real good movie. Stories taking place during the Nazi regime and WW2, especially when made by Germans, sometimes tend to be ultra-politically-correct. But, surprise, surprise. Rolf Schübel's first feature (he did documentaries before) uses backdrop of Nazi-occupied Budapest to deliver a meaningful "menage-a-quatre", wrapped in a free interpretation of creation of famous suicide hymn "Gloomy Sunday". Fine acting all over the place, especially by Krol and Becker (still brave in German moviemaking to show a Nazi not as a complete monster, even if he is, after all, the bad guy), and despite the overall sad story executed surprisingly lighthanded. Drama, a touch of humor, some suspense and even some sex (however, the latter seems to be unnecessary sometimes - it would have worked without or with less). Not to be forgotten: excellent soundtrack album, including several versions of "Gloomy Sunday". Definitely one of the best German movies of 1999.