Waltz for Monica

Waltz for Monica
Directed by	Per Fly
Produced by	Lena Rehnberg
Written by	Peter Birro
Starring	Edda Magnason
Music by	Peter Nordahl
Cinematography	Eric Kress
Edited by	Åsa Mossberg
Production company	Film i Väst StellaNova Film
Distributed by	SF
Release dates	10 August 2013 (Way Out West) 13 September 2013 (Sweden)
Running time	111 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish English

Waltz for Monica (Monica Z) is a 2013 Swedish biographical film directed by Per Fly.^[1][2] It is based on the true life and career of singer and actress Monica Zetterlund (Edda Magnason).

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 at SVT gave it a 4 out of 5 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 rewarded the film with a 4 out of 5, among them Aftonbladet,^[6] Expressen,^[7] Göteborgsposten,^[8] and Metro.^[9] 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.^[10]

Waltz for Monica has 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.

Tracklist

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 (2006)	Peak position
Danish Albums Chart[11]	29
Finnish Albums Chart[12]	50
Swedish Albums Chart[13]	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. "Som om hon blivit besatt av Monica Zetterlund (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2013.
4. Magnason hittar det rätta djupet (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 12 September 2013.
5. Det svänger ordentligt (in Swedish). Moviezine.se.
6. De ger Monica Z kött och blod på ett underbart vis (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 2 September 2013.
7. Edda Magnason imponerar som Monica Zetterlund (in Swedish). Expressen 27 Augusti 2013.
8. (in Swedish). Göteborgsposten. 13 September 2013.
9. (in Swedis). Metro 13 September 2013
10. En hygglig människa har svärtats (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 16 September 2013.
11. "Soundtrack / Edda magnason - Monica Z in Danish charts". danishcharts.com. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
12. "Soundtrack / Edda magnason - Monica Z in Finnish charts". danishcharts.com. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
13. "Soundtrack / Edda magnason - Monica Z in Swedish charts". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2014-03-28.

External links

• Waltz for Monica at the Swedish Film Institute Database
• Waltz for Monica at the Internet Movie Database
• Waltz for Monica at AllMovie