Waltz for Monica (Swedish: Monica Z) is a Swedish biographical drama film directed by Per Fly. 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.
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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 and especially praised Magnason's performance. Svenska Dagbladet also praised Magnason's performance, giving the film a 4 out of 6. MovieZine also liked the film, giving it 4 out of 5. Many newspapers gave the film with a 4 out of 5, among them Aftonbladet, Expressen, Göteborgs-Posten and Metro. 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.
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"