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Monica Z (2013)

| Biography, Drama, Music | 13 September 2013 (Sweden)
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The world famous Swedish jazz singer, actress and icon Monica Zetterlund's life through stardom and hardship.

Director:

Per Fly

Writers:

Monica Zetterlund (inspired by the life of), Peter Birro (scenario) | 2 more credits »

Stars:

Edda Magnason, Sverrir Gudnason, Kjell Bergqvist | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Edda Magnason ... Monica
Sverrir Gudnason ... Sture
Kjell Bergqvist ... Bengt
Vera Vitali ... Marika
Oskar Thunberg Oskar Thunberg ... Vilgot
Johannes Wanselow Johannes Wanselow ... Beppe
Nadja Christiansson Nadja Christiansson ... Eva-Lena
David Hellenius ... Skivbolagsdirektören
Cecilia Ljung Cecilia Ljung ... Greta
Fredrik Lindborg Fredrik Lindborg ... Dompan
Jörgen Thorsson ... Tage
Hanna Ullerstam ... Kerstin
Hedda Stiernstedt ... Lina
Henrik Ståhl Henrik Ståhl ... Povel Ramel
Anna Harling Anna Harling ... Journalisten
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Storyline

Set in the glamour and free spirit of the early sixties. Monica, a young Swedish small town girl is dreaming of the vibrant city jazz clubs of Stockholm. She embarks on an intense journey in the limelight as a celebrated singer and actress in the golden era of jazz. Among artists and hipsters her phenomenal success leaves a trail of broken love affairs and promises. Written by Lena Rehnberg

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Plot Keywords:

jazz singer | female singer | jazz | cigarette smoking | drinking | See All (35) »

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A lingonberry branch in a cocktail glass.

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Biography | Drama | Music

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Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish | English

Release Date:

13 September 2013 (Sweden) See more »

Also Known As:

Waltz for Monica See more »

Filming Locations:

Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

StellaNova Film, Film i Väst, Svensk Filmindustri (SF) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Kjell Bergqvist has worked with real life Monica Zetterlund in the TV drama Katitzi (1979). Their respective characters was brother and stepmother to the main character Katitzi. See more »

Goofs

In connection with the 1963 ESC show, The Supremes' chart buster "My World is Empty without You, Babe" is heard in the background. The song was released three years later, i.e. in 1966. See more »

Connections

References Eurovision Song Contest: Grand Prix 1963 (1963) See more »

Soundtracks

Miss Mc Baren
Music Written By Tommy Tausis, Anders Töpel, Göran Lagerberg, Danne Larsson, Tommy Blom
Performed by Tages
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Too liberal with artistic freedom
8 June 2014 | by per-61 – See all my reviews

Well, this film does abuse the character of Monicas father as well as others.

If one have to make evil portraits, do not use real persons names.

And, there was no bus-service from Hagfors to Stockholm, she would take the train to Karlstad, and the express-train from there to Stockholm.

I also doubt the New York episode about Negroes and blondes.

Anachronistic and filled with errors. Also have a hard believing that Hagfors did not have an automatic telephone exchange in 1960.

But the film is well played, lovely songs, nice portraits of some other personalities, it also contains full frontal nudity and nice Stockholm scenes. Why it is I gave it a 6.
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