布达佩斯之恋Gloomy Sunday AKA The Piano Player) Movie Script

They're coming - Hello?

- Hello Mr. Ambassador It's an honor to welcome you And a very happy birthday Thank you I've often said to my wife that I must show her Budapest as long as we are still alive and well He's been promising that for 50 years How nice that you've kept the name I knew Mr. Szabo well I'm afraid that was before my time I spent many hours in this restaurant as a young man Hopefully not waiting for the food... And here are your beef rolls Please play the song You know, the famous one It's just like it was Hans!

- Doctor - Yes Make way That song, it's a curse!

Although it was written for love For her, sixty years ago Thank you Every good restaurant needs a piano The "Gundel" has a Gypsy band American tourists think a Hungarian Restaurant must have Gypsy violins But if fiddling becomes more important than goulash, you start neglecting the kitchen The porkolt Gundel serves these days has the zoo elephants holding their trunks The carp in the aquarium would rather drown than smell it You should have stayed with your music So you could have saved on a pianist Sh*t!

Hello?

Andras Aradi... I'm here to audition You're an hour late We already have a pianist Let him audition, Laszlo Please, let him audition.

For me Thanks - Can I get you anything else?

- No... thanks very much Perhaps the gentleman at the piano could play "Komm Zigan" When I hear you play, I regret I stopped singing You used to sing?

I actually trained But after two years, I realized I wasn't good enough for the concert hall I'm not good enough for the concert hall either But you play I'll play "Komm Zigan" whenever it's requested I'll get you coffee A piano should be nice and shiny But not a suit Sorry, it's the only one I have I could start saving for a new one I can't wait that long I'll buy you one If your music makes you rich, you can pay me back - Here - Thank you.

Variation No. 1?

Have you noticed? Our new pianist has fallen under your spell, too What do you mean, "too"?

Who else has fallen for me?

I can think of a few... Variation No. 2... One who's so enthralled... he'd like it best If you always bathed in his tub I like things just the way they are Come, scrub my back Is that my back?

I can't help it, it's the soap... It's so slippery For the German. Table 7 You know what he calls our Magyar roulade? "Beef roll." Him again?

You're a blessing for business He eats his 'beef roll' here every day because you bring them Then let him have them before they get cold Look, the new small format camera from Leica The newest innovation from Germany See, the film is only 35mm wide and fits in this little cartridge The most amazing thing is the split-image rangefinder Right now I see two of you, Miss llona Now the images are moving toward each other When there's only one image, you're in focus Good German craftsmanship Your beef roll is getting cold Angels don't get older, but they have birthdays all the same So they can sip champagne All the best to you on your birthday, my angel How beautiful!

Because every day with you is like getting flowers To llona!

To llona!

To Miss llona!

Thank you!

I don't really have anything, just a little melody It's not quite finished yet, but it's just for you Hands off the piano!

I only wanted to serenade Miss lloan, too Our customers can do as they like... except enter the kitchen, or touch the piano The melody is so touching Is it really your own?

Yes You actually wrote it yourself?

Yes, Mr. Szabo Then you must play it every evening No royalties!

Miss llona, forgive me... Wieck. Hans-Eberhard Wieck This is my last night in Budapest I wouldn't ask, but for a strange coincidence Today is my birthday, too!

Since fate binds us to each other I wonder if I might photograph you - Of coures - Here by the piano?