brief summary :
The song "Gloomy Sunday" was written by two Hungarians in 1935. A year later, the melancholy ballad was linked with an outbreak of suicides. An American version was recorded by Billie Holiday. The song was eventually banned.
This engrossing German film directed by Rolf Schubel is based on the book Gloomy Sunday by Nick Barkow. It begins with the 80th birthday celebration of a rich and powerful German businessman in his favorite Budapest restaurant. After asking that the violinist play the song connected with the place, music that mesmerized him as a young man, he suddenly dies of a heart attack. In a flashback, we are taken to the 1930s when the restaurant is run by Lazlo Sz...