Synopsis
As they tour Sweden in a theatrical production of "Lysistrata", performing to often uncomprehending audiences, three women find their own lives and marriages mirrored in Aristophanes’s play. Soon, onstage drama, offstage reality, and surrealist fantasies begin to collide.
The Girls (1968) is a 1h 40min drama feature film by Mai Zetterling. As they tour Sweden in a theatrical production of "Lysistrata", performing to often uncomprehending audiences, three...
Key facts
Cast
Bibi Andersson, Harriet Andersson, Gunnel Lindblom, Gunnar Björnstrand, Erland Josephson, Frank Sundström, Åke Lindström, Stig Engström
Original language
Swedish
First release
September 16, 1968 (Romania)
Production companies
Sandrew Metronome
Based on
Lysistrata
Crew
Screenplay
David Hughes, Mai Zetterling
Producer
Göran Lindgren
Cinematography
Rune Ericson
Editing
Wic Kjellin
Music
Michael Hurd
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Glasgow Film Festival 2025 generic
- Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy 2025 generic
- Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2025 generic
- Entrevues Belfort International Film Festival 2024 generic
Titles
| Alternate title | The Girls | |
| Alternate title | Les Filles |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Romania | September 16, 1968 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | September 16, 1968 |
| Streaming | France | March 30, 2021 |
Full credits
| Director | Mai Zetterling |
| Cast | Bibi Andersson (Liz / Lysistrata), Harriet Andersson (Marianne / Myrrhine), Gunnel Lindblom (Gunilla / Kalonike), Gunnar Björnstrand (Hugo), Erland Josephson (Carl, Mann von Liz), Frank Sundström (Marianne's lover), Åke Lindström (Bengt), Stig Engström (Thommy), Margreth Weivers (Tourist Manager's Wife), Leif Liljeroth (Tourist Manager Kiruna), Ulf Palme (Director), Ingvar Kjellson (Olle), Signe Enwall (Choir Member), Bellan Roos (Choir Member), Chris Wahlström (Choir Member), Brita Öberg (Choir Member), Annica Rehnström (Choir member), Manne Grünberger (Choir Member), Per Grevér (TV Reporter), Bertil Norström (Restaurant Guest), Gunnel Sporr (Erika), Karin Miller (Prompter), Monique Ernstdotter (Young Girl), Gunilla Dahlman (The Attractive Woman), Eva Högberg (Sparta (uncredited)), Henrik Schildt (Choir Member (uncredited)), Monica Andersson, Elsa Hofgren, Margita Nyström, Kai Reiners, Oskar Rangner, Bo Holmström, Kid Severin, Anders Isaksson, Adolf Hitler (Self (archive footage)), Joseph Stalin (Self (archive footage)), Benito Mussolini (Self (archive footage)), Marita Gidlund, Gamal Abdel Nasser (Self (archive footage)) |
| Screenplay | David Hughes, Mai Zetterling |
| Producer | Göran Lindgren |
| Cinematography | Rune Ericson |
| Editing | Wic Kjellin |
| Music | Michael Hurd |
| Production design | Charles Delattre |
| Sound | Bob Allen |
| Costumes | Ulla-Britt Söderlund |
Additional data: TMDB.
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Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
