Monica Z (2013)

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)

Stars:

Edda Magnason, Sverrir Gudnason, Kjell Bergqvist

5 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

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

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.

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Plot Keywords:

jazz singer | female singer | jazz | cigarette smoking | drinking | 

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Taglines:

A lingonberry branch in a cocktail glass.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Music

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Lead actors, Edda Magnason and Sverrir Gudnason are both Icelandic, although, Edda is only half Icelandic.

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Goofs

In the beginning of the movie when Monica is walking outside a house in Hagfors, you can see a glimpse of a LCD screen behind a window.

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Connections

References Så tuktas kärleken (1955)

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Soundtracks

Der Ritt der Walküren
Composed by Richard Wagner (1870)

User Reviews

Chronology?

Let's first make clear that Edda Magnason is fantastic as Monica Zetterlund, an icon in Swedish jazz music and entertainment. Not at least when she sings. It's almost scary.

But the script about her life outside stage is a melodrama on at best average level. The chronology is strange, 15 years pass and her daughter doesn't get older and nothing new is put to the common movie myth about the self-burning artist and her soul.

We're quite in love with the early 60s now. Both we who were where and the rest of us. Which doesn't mean we're so interested in this way of romanticizing it in this way, even the destructiveness it kept

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish English

Release Date:

13 September 2013 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Waltz for Monica

Filming Locations:

Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$9,004,094

Company Credits

Production Co:

StellaNova Film, Film i Väst, Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1