Monica Zetterlund
Also Known As: Eva Norén
Biography: Monica Zetterlund, born Eva Monica Nilsson, was a Swedish singer, stage and screen actress. In her late teens she sang with her fathers orchestra and Ib Glindemanns Big Band. She made her first recordings in 1957 and was discovered by Arne Domnérus 1958. Two years later she toured the U.S. with Thad Jones and Zoot Sims. In 1964, Monica Zetterlund recorded the critically acclaimed jazz album "Waltz for Debby" with Bill Evans. She made her film debut in "Gröna Hund" (1962). Her long career also included the song "En gång i Stockholm" ("Winter City"); a jazz ballad with which she represented Sweden in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Hagfors, Värmlands län, Sweden
Adult: No
Deathday: May 12, 2005
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Spader, Madame!
Overview: Political satire set in the 18th century to Franz Schubert's music.
Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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Konstgjorda Pompe
Overview: Summer revue from 1963
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1963-12-31
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The Emigrants
Overview: Karl and Kristina Nilsson work on a farm in a cold and desolate area of 19th century rural Sweden. Growing privations, combined with increasing social and religious persecution, motivate the Nilssons and many of their neighbors to strike out for the United States. Following a treacherous ocean crossing and an equally grueling land passage, the emigrants find themselves in seemingly idyllic Minnesota.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1971-03-08
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The New Land
Overview: A Swedish immigrant family struggles to adapt to their new life on the American frontier during the second half of the 19th century amidst civil war, native uprising and the lure of gold in California.
Genres: Drama Western History
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1972-02-26
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Minns ni?
Overview: A quick overview of Swedish film history, featuring a breathtaking cavalry of scenes from about 170 films.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1993-10-24
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The Apple War
Overview: A German businessman wants to buy land in southern Sweden for a gigantic amusement park, his new project called "Deutschneyland" (a wordplay of Deutschland and Disneyland). Some of the locals dislike the idea, including the magically talented Lindberg family, and work to frustrate the development plans.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1971-12-18
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Guttersnipes
Overview: Poor painter helps a paralysed child.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1974-11-15
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Docking the Boat
Overview: A group of party goers have trouble getting their boat ashore on a small island. The inhabitants of the island try to help, often with the help of an old sailor, and the results are absurd and hilarious.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1965-12-26
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Night Games
Overview: A man on the verge of marriage is haunted by traumatic memories from his childhood.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1966-09-12
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The Butt
Overview: Six year old Johan, a.k.a. Fimpen, loves football. One day his talents are discovered. It doesn't take long before Fimpen gets to travel around with the national team. Fimpen becomes an idol and media wants a piece of him all the time. It gets hard to catch up in school.
Genres: Drama Comedy Family
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1974-02-16
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Swedish Portraits
Overview: The unemployed Timjan discover Mejram singing and instantly fall in love with her.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1964-09-07
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Putte Wickman à la clarinette
Overview: Documentary about the Swedish clarinettist Putte Wickman featuring interviews and performances.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1991-01-29
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Nalen
Overview: Documentary about legendary Swedish jazz club "Nalen" featuring interviews with old musicians and singers, and old clips from the place in its glory days
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1998-10-29
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To Povel
Overview: Jubilee show for Povel Ramel's 60th birthday
Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1982-05-01
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KaRamellodier
Overview: Povel Ramel jubilee show played at Berns in Stockholm in 1972.
Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1972-12-26
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Ramel i rutan
Overview: Musical variety special
Genres: Music Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1965-11-20
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Underbart är kort - en film om Monica Zetterlund
Overview: A portrait of Swedish jazz singer Monica Zetterlund.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2007-11-20
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Räkan från Maxim
Overview: A comedy by Hans Alfredson.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1980-01-01
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Evert Taube 100 år
Overview: Jubilee special celebrating Evert Taube's 100th birthday with performances and interviews with friends and family.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1990-03-12
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Stjärnbilder
Overview: A tribute to Swedish film, which was made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of film in 1995 and consists of about a hundred clips from Swedish film history with many of its stars.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1995-09-10
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Russian Pizza Blues
Overview: Four parallel stories about a Russian and his daughter trying to get to his wife's Russian Pizza House in New York, but they are stranded in Copenhagen. A girl getting married. A man finding his brother and starting a new life in the city. Two men working at a bridge. And it's all happening the same night.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1992-12-18
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Gula Hund
Overview: Gula Hund (English title: Yellow Dog) is a Swedish variety show that was the second of "three dog-revues" (so called because they all have "dog" in their name). The first one being Gröna Hund (Green Dog) and the third and last one was Svea Hund.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1966-01-06
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Kvinnofest 1981
Overview: A gala performance at Cirkus in Stockholm ahead of the International Women's Day on March 8, 1981.
Genres: Music
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1981-03-07
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Barna från Blåsjöfjället
Overview: A mother is taken to a hospital and the town council wants to split up her children and put them in foster homes, but the children have a diffrent plan. They set out on a epic journey down thru Sweden, from Lappland down to Stockholm in search of their father. They encounter many people on their journey and make new friends while trying too elude the police.
Genres: Family Adventure
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1980-11-15
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A Testimony About Her
Overview: "A testimony about her." Her being the actor and vocalist Monica Zetterlund. At 25 in the beginning of her career. Monica sings with a trio at a concert. Returns to her empty home in Stockholm. Relaxes in loneliness. Next morning. An interview with writer Vilgot Sjöman. Then off to recording at a studio with the Phillips Recording Orchestra, featuring Jan Johansson on piano. Later a concert at Nalen in Stockholm.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1963-04-21
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"Without doubt, you are mad" - Tage Danielsson
Overview: A Documentary about the Swedish Comedian Tage Danielsson. He was one member of the "Hasse & Tage" duo, the other beeing Hasse Alfredsson. He was also a writer and an Actor.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1995-10-13
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Svea hund på Göta Lejon
Overview: Svea hund, complete title Svea Hund på Göta Lejon (Svea Dog at Göta Lejon), was a Swedish variety show produced by AB Svenska Ord. It was written by Hans Alfredsson and Tage Danielsson, commonly known as Hasseåtage and directed by Tage. The show premièred on 15 February (although it had a sneak première on 9 February) 1976 on the theater Göta Lejon in Stockholm. It was the last of the three "Dog-revues"; the first was Gröna hund (Green Dog) the second being Gula Hund (Yellow Dog). Both Hasse and Tage starred in various roles. Other cast members were Gösta Ekman, Monica Zetterlund, Lena Nyman, and Tommy Körberg. The song quartet EBBA (Lena Eriksson, Lars Bagge, Kersint Bagge and Bo Andersson) and Gunnar Svenssons Bandhundband.
Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1976-07-31
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Gröna Hund
Overview: The first variety show produced by AB Svenska Ord. It was the first of the three "Dog-revues", the second being "Gula Hund" and the third one "Svea hund".
Genres: Music Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1962-11-23
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Fantasimissimo
Overview: A Swedish family musical by Beppe Wolgers.
Genres: Music Family
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1967-09-02
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Söderkåkar
Overview: The story of two brothers, one rich and one poor living next to each other , struggling along with their families and daily lives in the south parts of Stockholm in the 1930's.
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Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1970-11-06
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Bo Widerberg
Overview: Documentary which follows Bo Widerberg during the making of 'Man on the Roof', 'The Butt' and a failed theater production.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1977-01-01
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The glass in the ear
Overview: Glaset i örat is a revue by Hans Alfredson and Tage Danielsson. It was recorded at Berns in Stockholm 1973 and on tour during the spring of 1974.
Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1974-07-31
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Nisse och Greta
Overview: Nisse and Greta, a middle-aged married couple, sit and watch TV. To their surprise they get to experience their own life's in a TV show being broadcasted.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1975-12-01
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Sverige åt svenskarna
Overview: This farce cocerns Sweden's King Gustav (Per Oscarsson who plays all the lead roles). The royal monarchs of three major European countries are patiently or not-so-patiently hovering on the sidelines while watching the future King Gustav closely. No single king appears to possess the brains he was born with, so history seems to be made by default, as it were. Gustav does blunder around, but not enough to miss being crowned king. As a result, France, England, and Germany invade Sweden hoping to take by force what they could not gain by incompetence.
Genres: Comedy History
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1980-07-31
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Året var 1964
Overview: 1964 - the year when Astrid Lindgren's 'Vi på Saltkråkan' is shown on TV, UN Swedes smuggle weapons, Khrushchev is visiting, car testing starts, the KDS is formed and the long-haired fashion starts trending - for guys.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2014-01-29
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