本片叙述的是一首歌与一女三男之间，横跨两代的音乐爱情故事。
改编自德国畅销小说，将时空设定在德军进驻布达佩斯的战乱时代，有着多瑙河的浪漫风景、复杂的男女四角关系、音乐家的传奇一生加上乱世的场面调度，已经让本片有非常丰富的电影元素。但严格说来，主角并不是风情万种的餐厅老板娘，不是痴情务实的餐厅老板，不是狂傲不羁的钢琴家，更不是阴险狡诈的德国军官，而是片中一首叫做《Gloomy Sunday》的凄美歌曲。
这首歌原本是钢琴师献给已为人妻的餐厅老板娘，但令人无法想象的是在畅销之后，却引发歌迷相继自杀的社会事件，同时，世界大战也即将开打……。而这首歌犹如向导般带领观众俯瞰乱世中无奈但真挚的永恒爱情，更不时化身为主角随着故事情节由单音旋律逐渐变成交响乐曲，彻底的向观众表达何谓以音乐捍卫心灵，对抗无情时代洪流的故事。让观众除了看完一出精采好戏之外，也听完了一首美丽歌曲，更让喜爱古典音乐的观众经历一次震撼心灵的飨宴。
sunday is gloomy,
my hours are slumberless,
dearest, the shadows i live with are numberless
little white flowers will never awaken you
not where the black coach of sorrow has taken you
angels have no thought of ever returning you
would they be angry if i thought of joining you
gloomy sunday
sunday is gloomy
with shadows i spend it all
my heart and i have decided to end it all
soon there'll be flowers and prayers that are
sad i know let them not weep,
let them know that i'm glad to go
death is no dream,
for in death i'm caressing you
with the last breath of my soul i'll be blessing you
gloomy sunday
dreaming
i was only dreaming
i wake and i find you
asleep in the deep of
my heart
dear
darling i hope that my dream never haunted you
my heart is telling you how much i wanted you
gloomy sunday
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