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Directed by | Per Fly |
Written by | Peter Birro |
Produced by | Lena Rehnberg |
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Cinematography | Eric Kress |
Edited by | Åsa Mossberg |
Music by | Peter Nordahl |
Production company | StellaNova Film |
Distributed by | Svensk Filmindustri |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
Country | Sweden |
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Waltz for Monica (Swedish: Monica Z) is a Swedish biographical drama film directed by Per Fly.[1] It is based on the life and career of the singer and actress Monica Zetterlund, portrayed by Edda Magnason. The film was released theatrically in Sweden on 13 September 2013.[2]
Plot
Monica makes it from a telephone operator to a national celebrity. But fame and party life take their toll.
Cast
- Edda Magnason as Monica Zetterlund
- Sverrir Gudnason as Sture Åkerberg
- Kjell Bergqvist as Monica's father
- Cecilia Ljung as Monica's mother
- Vera Vitali as Marika
- Johannes Wanselow as Beppe Wolgers
- Oskar Thunberg as Vilgot Sjöman
- Randal D. Ingram as Bill Evans
- Rob Morgan as Miles Davis
- Amelia Fowler as Ella Fitzgerald
- Clinton Ingram as Tommy Flanagan
- Harry Friedländer as Hasse Alfredson
- Andréa Ager-Hanssen as Lena Nyman
Reception
Waltz for Monica received generally positive reviews. In Sweden, Kulturnyheterna on SVT gave it a 4 out of 5[citation needed] and especially praised Magnason's performance.[3] Svenska Dagbladet also praised Magnason's performance, giving the film a 4 out of 6.[4] MovieZine also liked the film, giving it 4 out of 5.[5] Many newspapers gave the film with a 4 out of 5, among them Aftonbladet,[6] Expressen,[7] Göteborgs-Posten[8] and Metro.[9] However, the film was criticized by the documentary filmmaker Tom Alandh, who wrote an article in the newspaper Dagens Nyheter where he objected to the film's negative portrayal of Zetterlund's father.[10]
Waltz for Monica received 11 Guldbagge Award nominations.
Soundtrack
A soundtrack album of the film was released by Universal Music, charting in various Scandinavian charts, notably Sweden, Finland and Denmark.
Track listing
- "Sakta vi gå genom stan"
- "Hit The Road Jack"
- "Monica's vals"
- "O vad en liten gumma kan gno"
- "En gång i Stockholm"
- "It Could Happen to You"
- "Gröna små äpplen"
- "Trubbel"
- "Du"
- "Bedårande sommarvals"
- "I Can't Give You Anything But Love"
- "I New York"
- "Monica Z – Svit ur filmen"
Charts
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[11] | 29 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] | 50 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] | 3 |
References
- ^ Jorn Rossing Jensen (28 October 2011). "Per Fly to shoot Monica Z's biopic". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- "Waltz for Monica - Having it all comes at a price". Svensk Filmindustri. Archived from the original on 15 August 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2022. - ^ "Monica Z (2013)" (in Swedish). Svensk Filmdatabas. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Recension: "Monica Z"" [Review: "Monica Z"]. SVT (in Swedish). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Karoline Eriksson (12 September 2013). "Magnason hittar det rätta djupet" [Magnason finds the right depth]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Jake Bolin (2 July 2013). "Det svänger ordentligt" [It swings just the right depth]. MovieZine (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Jan-Olov Andersson (2 September 2013). "De ger Monica Z kött och blod på ett underbart vis" [They give Monica Z flesh and blood in a wonderful way]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Maria Brander (27 August 2013). ""Monica Z"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Johnson, Mats (13 September 2013). "Monica Z". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ Karlsson, CG (13 September 2013). "Recension: "Monica Z"" [Review: "Monica Z"]. Metro (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ Tom Alandh (16 September 2013). "En hygglig människa har svärtats" [A decent person has been slandered]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Soundtrack / Edda Magnason – Monica Z". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ "Elokuvamusiikki: Monica Z" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Soundtrack / Edda Magnason – Monica Z". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2014.