ABBA: The Movie (1977)
- Directed by
- Lasse Hallström
- Genre
- comedy film, concert film, docufiction
- Country
- Australia, Sweden
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 87 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film follows a radio DJ chasing the Swedish pop group ABBA across Australia during their 1977 tour. It mixes concert footage with mockumentary scenes showing the band's life on the road.
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What happens
ABBA: The Movie is a 1977 mockumentary comedy-drama film about the 1977 Australian tour by the Swedish pop group ABBA. An international co-production between Sweden and Australia, the film was directed by Lasse Hallström, who previously helmed most of the band's videos. Its release coincided with ABBA: The Album, the group's fifth studio album, and features many songs from that album as well as many of their earlier hits, and one, "Get on the Carousel", unavailable anywhere else. Theatrically released in December 1977 in Sweden and Australia, it made its way elsewhere in the world throughout 1978–79. The film was a box office success and received positive reviews from critics, while gaining an enthusiastic response from ABBA fans. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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