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Bjorn Ulvaeus (L) and Benny Anderson of the Swedish group Abba pose upon arrival for the opening ceremony of the 34th US Film Festival with the screening of "Mama Mia" by Phyllida Llloyd, starring US actors Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth, in Deauville, on the French northwestern coast, on September 5, 2008. Eleven movies are presented this year in competition during the Festival held from 5 to 14 September.
DEAUVILLE, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 05: Bjorn Ulvaeus (L) and Benny Anderson (R) of the Swedish group Abba pose as they arrive to attend the opening ceremony of the 34th US Film Festival with the screening of 'Mama Mia' by Phyllida Llloyd, starring US actors Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth, in Deauville on September 5, 2008 in Deauville, France.
Bjorn Ulvaeus (L) and Benny Anderson of the Swedish group Abba pose upon arrival for the opening ceremony of the 34th US Film Festival with the screening of "Mama Mia" by Phyllida Llloyd, starring US actors Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth, in Deauville, on the French northwestern coast, on September 5, 2008. Eleven movies are presented this year in competition during the Festival held from 5 to 14 September.
Bjorn Ulvaeus (L) and Benny Anderson of the Swedish group Abba pose upon arrival for the opening ceremony of the 34th US Film Festival with the screening of "Mama Mia" by Phyllida Llloyd, starring US actors Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth, in Deauville, on the French northwestern coast, on September 5, 2008. Eleven movies are presented this year in competition during the Festival held from 5 to 14 September.
DEAUVILLE, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 05: Bjorn Ulvaeus (L) and Benny Anderson (R) of the Swedish group Abba pose as they arrive to attend the opening ceremony of the 34th US Film Festival with the screening of 'Mama Mia' by Phyllida Llloyd, starring actors Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth, in Deauville on September 5, 2008 in Deauville, France.
Bjorn Ulvaeus (L) and Benny Anderson (2ndR) of the Swedish group Abba pose with British playwrier Catherine Johnson (C) and producer Judy Cramer, upon arrival for the opening ceremony of the 34th US Film Festival with the screening of "Mama Mia" by British Phyllida Llloyd (R), starring US actors Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth, in Deauville, on the French northwestern coast, on September 5, 2008. Eleven movies are presented this year in competition during the Festival held from 5 to 14 September.
DEAUVILLE, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 05: Bjorn Ulvaeus (L) and Benny Anderson (R) of the Swedish group Abba pose as they arrive to attend the opening ceremony of the 34th US Film Festival with the screening of 'Mama Mia' by Phyllida Llloyd, starring US actors Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth, in Deauville on September 5, 2008 in Deauville, France.
DEAUVILLE, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 05: Bjorn Ulvaeus (L) and Benny Anderson (R) of the Swedish group Abba pose as they arrive to attend the opening ceremony of the 34th US Film Festival with the screening of 'Mama Mia' by Phyllida Llloyd, starring US actors Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth, in Deauville on September 5, 2008 in Deauville, France.
Benny Andersson, left, and Bjorn Ulvaeus, of the musical group ABBA, arrive for the opening night of Broadway's musical "Mamma Mia!" on Oct. 18, 2001, in New York. "Mamma Mia!" is based on the music of ABBA. The former ABBA stars won a court battle in Stockholm, Sweden, Friday, March 23, 2007, over the script of one of their musicals. Their feud with writer Carl-Johan Seth was over the script for the musical "Kristina fran Duvemala," viewed by more than 1 million people in Sweden and expected to be cast on Broadway. Ulvaeus and Andersson wrote the songs and music for the play.