Gloomy Sunday

Hungary

Well done (maybe a little too well done) melodrama set in the Budapest of the 30's. Of course this means Nazis...but this time sort of a good Nazi. The core story is a love triangle - 2 men who love the same woman...they all work at the same restaurant...and they pretty much work it out except for those pesky Nazis.

One composes a beautiful song (which really is beautiful), it becomes a big hit but its melancholy tone causes people to listen to it while they are committing suicide. For some reason the three see this as a problem.

I found these characters interesting and well-played. The sets were overlit which gave a squeaky clean aura to the production. Still, it was all done skillfully... Overall a nice job.

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