Review of Gloomy Sunday (1999) by Alissa T — 04 Mar 2008

Such a beautiful movie filmed around a beautiful song.

This review of Gloomy Sunday (1999) was written by Alissa T on 04 Mar 2008.

Gloomy Sunday has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Abby R (59) on 18 Feb 2008

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By Beatrice W (7) on 11 Apr 2008

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By Casey F (39) on 30 Jan 2008

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By Hiroki N (1) on 14 Feb 2009

A woman who has 3 guys lusting after her.....and a song that induces people to commit suicide to save their dignity…

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By Suzanne L (94) on 30 Nov 2010

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By Eva C (46) on 16 Jul 2008

ZBudapest in the thirties. The restaurant owner Laszlo hires the pianist AndrÃ¡s to play in his restaurant…

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By Fruit . (25) on 08 Dec 2008

Back then they didn't have melancholic pop music, so to speak…

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By Jas P (22) on 15 Jul 2008

Thought it was all about love and sex when I just watched it, but then it turned out to be set in the WWII, and that it started to become serious,…

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By Cyriac Abby P (6) on 17 May 2008

Gloomy indeed, but not all the way. the first part was pretty romantic. the love triangle was almost impossible, but it was so real…

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By Cole Smithey (1,865) for ColeSmithey.com (1,853) on 12 May 2009

With the Hungarian song Gloomy Sunday as its thematic centerpiece, this personalized story of Budapest during World War II becomes a satisfying…

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