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Released 13 years ago.
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Waltz for Monica
"Having it all comes at a price"
2013 1h 51m SV
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★6.6TMDB · 51
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Synopsis
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"Monica Z" is a biopic about the Swedish singer and actress Monica Zetterlund focusing on her journey from a job as a telephone operator in a small town in Sweden to stardom in the clubs of New York and Stockholm.
“Having it all comes at a price”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Edda Magnason
Monica Zetterlund
Sverrir Gudnason
Sture Åkerberg
Kjell Bergqvist
Monica's Father
Vera Vitali
Marika
Cecilia Ljung
Monica's mother
Johannes Wanselow
Beppe Wolgers
Jörgen Thorsson
Tage Danielsson
David Hellenius
Head of record company
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Per Fly
- Writers
- Peter Birro, Per Fly
- Languages
- Swedish, English
- Countries
- Sweden
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Swedish, English.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Per Fly, shot by Eric Kress. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Peter Nordahl. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Åsa Mossberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Edda Magnason and Sverrir Gudnason and Kjell Bergqvist carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Having it all comes at a price".
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IMDB entry: tt2112206 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Per Fly directs. Eric Kress behind the camera. Peter Nordahl scores. Åsa Mossberg cuts. Produced in Sweden. Dialogue in Swedish, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 13 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Swedish, English.
- 3Directed by Per Fly, shot by Eric Kress. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Peter Nordahl. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Åsa Mossberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Edda Magnason and Sverrir Gudnason and Kjell Bergqvist carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Having it all comes at a price".
- 8IMDB entry: tt2112206 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 51 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Eric Kress
- Original score
- Peter Nordahl
- Editing
- Åsa Mossberg
- Production design
- Josefin Åsberg
- Costume design
- Kicki Ilander
- Makeup / hair
- Hanna Holm
- Runtime
- 111 min · 1h 51m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- SV
- Certification (US)
- 7
Also by
Per Fly
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
StellaNova Film
SE
Key crew
- EditorÅsa Mossberg
- Production DesignJosefin Åsberg
- Executive ProducerJessica Ask
- Makeup ArtistHanna Holm
- Art DirectionKelly McGehee
- ProducerLena Rehnberg
- SoundHans Møller
- Makeup ArtistJustin Mayfield
- Makeup ArtistMattias Tobiasson
- SoundTobias Rönnertz
- Makeup ArtistRoberto Baez
- Costume DesignKicki Ilander
- Makeup ArtistEva von Bahr
- Line ProducerAnna Carlsten
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- jazz singer or musician
- biography
- single mother
- nightclub singer
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2014-03-207
Also known as
International titles
- 給莫妮卡的華爾滋TW
- Valse pour MonicaFR
- Monica ZSE
- Βαλς για την ΜόνικαGR
- 왈츠 포 모니카KR
- 莫妮卡·赛德隆CN
- 瑞典女郎战纽约CN
