Waltz for Monica

Waltz for Monica (Swedish: Monica Z) is a Swedish biographical drama film directed by Per Fly.[1][2] It is based on the true life and career of singer and actress Monica Zetterlund, portrayed by Edda Magnason. The film released theatrically in Sweden on 13 September 2013.[3]

Waltz for Monica
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPer Fly
Produced byLena Rehnberg
Written byPeter Birro
Starring
Music byPeter Nordahl
CinematographyEric Kress
Edited byÅsa Mossberg
Production
company
StellaNova Film
Distributed bySvensk Filmindustri
Release date
  • 10 August 2013 (2013-08-10) (Way Out West)
  • 13 September 2013 (2013-09-13) (Sweden)
Running time
111 minutes
CountrySweden
Language
  • Swedish
  • English

Plot

Monica makes it from a telephone operator to a national celebrity. But fame and party life take their toll.

Cast

Reception

Waltz for Monica received generally positive reviews. In Sweden, Kulturnyheterna at SVT gave it a 4 out of 5 and especially praised Magnason's performance.[4] Svenska Dagbladet also praised Magnason's performance, giving the film a 4 out of 6.[5] Moviezine also liked the film, giving it 4 out of 5.[6] Many newspapers rewarded the film with a 4 out of 5, among them Aftonbladet,[7] Expressen,[8] Göteborgsposten,[9] and Metro.[10] However, the film was criticized by documentary filmmaker Tom Alandh, who wrote an article in the newspaper Dagens Nyheter where he objected to the films negative portrayal of Zetterlund's father.[11]

Waltz for Monica received 11 Guldbagge Award nominations.

Soundtrack

A soundtrack album was released on the film by Universal Music charting in various Scandinavian charts, notably Sweden, Finland and Denmark.

Track listing
  1. "Sakta vi gå genom stan"
  2. "Hit The Road Jack"
  3. "Monica's vals"
  4. "O vad en liten gumma kan gno"
  5. "En gång i Stockholm"
  6. "It Could Happen to You"
  7. "Gröna små äpplen"
  8. "Trubbel"
  9. "Du"
  10. "Bedårande sommarvals"
  11. "I Can't Give You Anything But Love"
  12. "I New York"
  13. "Monica Z – Svit ur filmen"

Charts
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[12] 29
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 50
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 3

References
  1. "Per Fly to shoot Monica Z's biopic". cineuropa.org. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
  2. "Waltz for Monica - Having it all comes at a price". sfinternational.se. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
  3. "Monica Z" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Database. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  4. "Som om hon blivit besatt av Monica Zetterlund (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2013.
  5. Magnason hittar det rätta djupet (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 12 September 2013.
  6. Det svänger ordentligt (in Swedish). Moviezine.se.
  7. De ger Monica Z kött och blod på ett underbart vis (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 2 September 2013.
  8. Edda Magnason imponerar som Monica Zetterlund (in Swedish). Expressen 27 Augusti 2013.
  9. Johnson, Mats (13 September 2013). "Monica Z". Göteborgsposten (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  10. Karlsson, CG (13 September 2013). "Recension: "Monica Z"". Metro (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  11. En hygglig människa har svärtats (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 16 September 2013.
  12. "Danishcharts.dk – Soundtrack / Edda Magnason – Monica Z". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  13. "Elokuvamusiikki: Monica Z" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  14. "Swedishcharts.com – Soundtrack / Edda Magnason – Monica Z". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
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