The Girls

The Girls

1968 · 100 min · SV · 5.8 (18 votes)
Dir. Mai Zetterling · Starring Bibi Andersson, Harriet Andersson, Gunnel Lindblom, Gunnar Björnstrand, Erland Josephson, Frank Sundström · Music Michael Hurd
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A theater company rehearses Aristophanes play "Lysistrata" in which the Athenian women revolt to force the men to suspend the war and make peace. The three leading female actresses, Liz, Marianne and Gunilla, all live in humiliating circumstances to their men.

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A vibrant, stagey romp that feels both ancient and urgently modern. It’s a bold, witty, and unapologetically feminist take on a classic, bursting with energy and sharp social commentary.

wittysatiricalboldfeministenergeticsteadyEuropean arthousepolitical satireensemble castperiod piecefeminismanti-wartheaterfemale solidarity
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