With the haunting Hungarian song of would-be suicide “Gloomy Sunday” as its thematic centerpiece, this personalized story of World War II-era Budapest becomes a satisfying romantic drama about four divergently different people.
The wartime drama centers around a lively restaurant called “Szabo,” where the owner Joachim Krol shares a love affair with his beautiful hostess Erika Marozsan.
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ménage à trois with their newly hired pianist.
The Nazi invasion of Hungary turns German Szabo-regular Ben Becker into an SS colonel, who enriches himself by bartering the freedom of local Jews and threatening the future of our enthusiastic lovers. This movie is a gem.
No Rating. 114 mins.
