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Movie Overview
Cast
Joachim Krol
Stefano Dionisi
Ben Becker
Director
Rolf Schubel
MPAA Rating
Not Rated
Gloomy Sunday (2003)
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B
"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."
ColeSmithey.com
Cole Smithey
A-
"Its strong suit is that it's a richly woven war drama that also tells a fascinating romantic story."
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
"An old-fashioned love-in-time-of-war melodrama such as one seldom sees anymore and which the film makes us lament."
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Donald J. Levit
B
"It's a film worth seeking out, a good fit for a rainy Saturday or any other less-than-bright day of the week."
EricDSnider.com
Eric D. Snider
B
"A wonderfully entertaining, old-fashioned melodrama of love and war."
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
"Gloomy Sunday is a well-acted German drama about love, death and the grace moments that make life worth the wear of living."
Spirituality and Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
3.5/5
"Tasteful and elegant..."
Filmcritic.com
Jeremiah Kipp
7/10
"It's hard to say which is more ravishing and alluring in the movie, Ms. Marozsan or the celebrated song."
DVDTown.com
John J. Puccio
A-
"A borderline classic, this is a movie that harkens back to such films as Casablanca, but still confidently asserts its own unique voice."
FilmStew.com
Larry Carroll
4/5
"A handsome, romantic and altogether engrossing tale that should absolutely please fans of "the old-fashioned tearjerker"."
eFilmCritic.com
Scott Weinberg
C+
"Like a lushly histrionic Hollywood production of old, there is something compelling and shamelessly entertaining in the operatic overkill."
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker
"Click here to see review"
Wolf Entertainment Guide
William Wolf
3/4
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Q Network Film Desk
James Kendrick
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Felix Vasquez Jr.
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