The Girls

Mai Zetterling’s trailblazing feminist consideration of gender, marriage and motherhood playfully intertwines a women’s tour of Aristophanes' Greek comedy Lysistrata with the reality of the cast's off-stage lives and their fantasies. Mai Zetterling’s fiercely feminist consideration of gender, marriage and motherhood playfully intertwines a tour of Aristophanes’ Greek comedy Lysistrata by three women (Bibi Andersson, Harriet Andersson, and Gunnel Lindblom) with the reality of their off-stage lives and fantasies. Themes of the play echo through the lives of its stars, while the inner thoughts of some of their audience are also revealed. Slated by critics and spurned by audiences on its release, her sharply satirical look at the tough road to equality is now viewed as one of her best works and a trailblazer in terms of the women’s movement. Screening as part of our Mai Zetterling Retrospective Swedish with English Subtitles Thanks to BFISweden, 1968PT1H40M152025-03-05

Bibi Andersson

Harriet Anderson

Gunnel Lindblom

Mai Zetterling

The Girls"The Girls"

Showtimes

March 5, 12:45 pm