Sonja: The White Swan

2018

1h 53m

Drama

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89%

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9 Reviews

40%

Audience Score

Fewer than 50 Ratings

In 1936 a renowned Norwegian figure skater decides to leave her sport and become a Hollywood star.

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Amy Nicholson

Variety

A frosty tale of a star who was more machine than human, "Sonja: The White Swan" is, like Henie herself, brash and dazzling and hard to love.

Rated: B-

Feb 4, 2019

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Fionnuala Halligan

Screen International

Wilmann... delivers an athletic, confident performance, and attacks the alcoholic sequences with gusto. Even though she behaves dreadfully, her Sonja still manages to be a sympathetic presence - occasionally.

Jan 27, 2019

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Stephen Farber

Hollywood Reporter

Strong and powerful are not in and of themselves attractive qualities when the person who possesses them is utterly selfish and destructive. The slick but formulaic filmmaking is not much of an advantage here, either.

Jan 26, 2019

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Fiona Underhill

JumpCut Online

An interesting biopic which doesn't skate over what it takes to power your way to the top and should have you swanning to the cinema.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 21, 2019

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Alex Heeney

Seventh Row

Even though it's set in the 1930s-1950s, Sewitsky features contemporary music throughout - a reminder that Henie's sexual liberty, financial independence, and business acumen made her a very modern woman.

Mar 11, 2019

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Rosalie Kicks

MovieJawn

I have a brimming Rolodex of dead pals and yet there are still so many corpses I haven't met. Until recently one of these stiffs was Sonja Henie. I'm really glad we met via this flick.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 20, 2019

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The film about Norway's most famous woman - Sonja Henie. We watch her during her succesful days as she is a big sports star, movie star and icon in the US. She rule the world but the success is tearing her apart. Partying, spending her money and treating people very badly. A very harsh biography, and not the type of reflection ou really expect - this film is not putting the woman in a friendly spot. Sad and brave film in many ways, with a good lead role by Ine Marie Wilmann. It looks OK and has some entertainment value. I hate the score though - modern electonica does not mix well with an 80 year old story. 6 out of 10 skates.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Anne Sewitsky

Director

Ine Marie Wilmann

Sonja Henie

Valene Kane

Connie

Eldar Skar

Leif Henie

Anders Mordal

Wilhelm Henie

Anneke von der Lippe

Selma Henie

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Synopsis

In 1936 a renowned Norwegian figure skater decides to leave her sport and become a Hollywood star.

Director: Anne Sewitsky
Producer: Cornelia Boysen, Synnøve Hørsdal
Screenwriter: Mette M. Bølstad, Andreas Markusson
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Norwegian
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 31, 2019
Runtime: 1h 53m

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