Screen capture from the official trailer of the movie Gloomy Sunday, provided by Menemsha Films YouTube channel
Gloomy Sunday(1999) | A Portrait of an Era Etched into Melody

Screen capture from the official trailer of the movie Gloomy Sunday, provided by Menemsha Films YouTube channel

Some songs are remembered through their stories before they are remembered as music. “Gloomy Sunday” is one of them. When this song is mentioned, phrases like “the cursed song” or “the music that drives people to suicide” tend to surface before the melody itself. Whether those labels are accurate or exaggerated, one thing is certain: … Read more

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Vide Cor Meum | “Behold My Heart” — Dante, Hannibal, and a Fabricated Opera

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If one were to name the most overwhelming piece of mise-en-scène in the film Hannibal (2001), it would undoubtedly be the open-air concert scene in Florence. The noble soprano voice cutting through the night air, the music unfolding beneath Hannibal Lecter’s unwavering gaze as he fixes his eyes on Inspector Pazzi. The piece heard in … Read more

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