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- Biography: Mai Elisabeth Zetterling ([IPA: maɪ seteɭɪŋ]; May 24, 1925 – March 17, 1994) was a Swedish actress and film director.
Filmography
- Morfars resa (1993)
- The Witches (1990)
- Chillers (1990)
- Hidden Agenda (1990)
- Sunday Pursuit (1990)
- The Stuff of Madness (1990)
- Chillers (1990)
- Crossbow (1987)
- Amorosa (1986)
- The Hitchhiker (1983)
- Scrubbers (1983)
- Love (1982)
News
Girls
dvdtown.com –
2006-10-25
Mai Zetterling was neither the first nor the last modern artist to use Aristophanes anti-war comedy "Lysistrata" as the inspiration for a feminist tract. She may be the only artist to transform the play into a film that is both... ... Full Article
The Girls
slantmagazine.com –
2006-09-17
arly in The Girls , the three main characters, Swedish stage actresses touring with a production of Aristophanes's Lysistrata , appear on a TV show and are asked for their interpretations of the play: Liz (Bibi Andersson) says it's about... ... Full Article
The Girls Director: Mai Zetterling Cast: Bibi Andersson, Harriet Andersson, Gunnel Lindblom, Gunnar Bjrnstrand, Erland Josephson (Sandrews, 1968) Rated: Unrated US DVD release date: 12 September 2006 (New Yorker Video)
popmatters.com –
2006-09-12
Amazon In 1968, the notion of a film about ancient Greek women, starring three Swedish actresses, made by a neophyte female director who skipped out on her acting contract with a major Hollywood studio would have likely resulted in guffaws... ... Full Article
Loving Couples
slantmagazine.com –
2005-12-03
ai Zetterling may be known to younger viewers as the granny in The Witches , but Nicholas Roeg's 1990 film came at the tail end of a five-decade career encompassing Swedish ingnue, British-film starlet, reluctant Hollywood blonde, and stark feminist... ... Full Article
Mai Zetterling
mtv.com –
1994-03-17
Swedish-born Mai Zetterling found acting as an escape from an impoverished childhood, and after training at Stockholm's Royal Dramatic Theater School, she made her debut on stage and screen at the age of 16. ... Full Article
The Swedish Film Society and the Federation of Film Societies of India (Northern Region) with the active support of the Swedish Embassy put up a Swedish Film Festival. ... Full Article