Gloomy Sunday
1999 · 112 min · Director: Rolf Schübel
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
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.
Emotional fingerprint
Gloomy Sunday (1999) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 35%, Love 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy35%
- Love25%
- Sadness20%
- Awe10%
- Tension10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Love, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Love and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Tension
- Disturbing
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Tension | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 52 % | 14 % | 37 % | 23 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 51 % | 10 % | 22 % | 9 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Love | 53 % | 12 % | 19 % | 3 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Love | 53 % | 25 % | 28 % | 10 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Love | 50 % | 30 % | 28 % | 11 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Love | 49 % | 21 % | 24 % | 4 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Humor | 50 % | 18 % | 26 % | 4 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Tension | 51 % | 26 % | 35 % | 12 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Love | 56 % | 40 % | 48 % | 28 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Tension | 66 % | 48 % | 59 % | 47 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Disturbing | 64 % | 36 % | 56 % | 51 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 60 % | 26 % | 53 % | 50 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Disturbing | 67 % | 29 % | 60 % | 60 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Disturbing | 78 % | 43 % | 70 % | 74 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Sadness | 88 % | 70 % | 73 % | 79 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Sadness | 83 % | 76 % | 64 % | 68 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Love | 78 % | 60 % | 65 % | 63 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Disturbing | 87 % | 63 % | 79 % | 78 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 104′ | Sadness | 87 % | 69 % | 68 % | 80 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Disturbing | 75 % | 57 % | 40 % | 68 % |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Ilona
Hans Wieck
Ilonas Sohn
Geigenspieler
Der alte Wieck
Frau Wieck
Botschafter
Frau Botschafter
Arzt (as Aron Sipos)
Zeichner Torresz
Chefkoch Istvan
Kartoffelhändler
Direktor Novak
Herr Svoboda
Herr Schwitz
Postbote
Details
- Directed by
- Rolf Schübel
- Written by
- Rolf Schübel, Ruth Toma, Nick Barkow
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1999
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Country
- Germany, Hungary
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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