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21 December 1964 (Sweden)
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Plot:
Three expectant mothers think back over their sex lives. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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1 nomination
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in many ways well-crafted, but also dry and uninteresting
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Harriet Andersson | ... | Agda Frideborg |
 | Gunnel Lindblom | ... | Adele Holmström - née Silfverstjerna |
| Gio Petré | ... | Angela von Pahlen |
| Anita Björk | ... | Petra von Pahlen |
 | Gunnar Björnstrand | ... | Dr. Jacob Lewin |
| Eva Dahlbeck | ... | Mrs. Landborg |
| Jan Malmsjö | ... | Stellan von Pahlen |
| Lissi Alandh | ... | Bell |
| Bengt Brunskog | ... | Tord Holmström |
| Anja Boman | ... | Stanny, Bernhard's sister |
| Åke Grönberg | ... | The fat man |
| Margit Carlqvist | ... | Dora Macson |
| Heinz Hopf | ... | Lt. Bernhard Landborg |
| Märta Dorff | ... | Alexandra Vind-Frija |
| Jan-Eric Lindquist | ... | Peter von Pahlen |
| Inga Landgré | ... | Mrs. Sally Lewin |
| Toivo Pawlo | ... | Lieutenant Macson |
| Barbro Hiort af Ornäs | ... | Lilian von Pahlen - née Vind-Frijs |
| Hans Strååt | ... | Thomas Meller |
| Isa Quensel | ... | Fredrika von Strussenhjelm |
| Frank Sundström | ... | Olaf Landborg |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Gunnar Ahlström | ... | City boy |
| Lo Dagerman | ... | Angela age 10 |
| Harry Dickson | ... | Maître d'hôtel |
| Margit Eng | ... | Housemaid |
| Laila Jonsson | ... | Patient |
| Dan Landgré | ... | Cecil |
| Karin Larsson | ... | Housemaid |
| Ulla Ljunggren | ... | Housemaud |
| Bjarne Naess | ... | Maître d'hôtel |
| Britt Marie Råberg | ... | Housemaid |
| Eva Stellby | ... | Housemaid |
| Eva Alw | ... | Housekeeper (uncredited) |
| Nancy Dalunde | ... | Adele's mother (uncredited) |
| Katarina Edfeldt | ... | Agda, Age 13 (uncredited) |
| Axel Fritz | ... | Per (uncredited) |
| Lars Grundtman | ... | Twin Brother Nick (uncredited) |
| Lennart Grundtman | ... | Twin Brother Nock (uncredited) |
| Berit Gustafsson | ... | Henrika (uncredited) |
| Bo Hederström | ... | Guest (uncredited) |
| Sonja Hjört | ... | Patient (uncredited) |
| Ulf Johansson | ... | Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Stig de la Berg | ... | Sore Loser (uncredited) |
| Axeline Le Mon | ... | Guest (uncredited) |
| Arne Lindblad | ... | Guest (uncredited) |
| Sten Lonnert | ... | Kisse (uncredited) |
| Börje Mellvig | ... | Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Kai Norström | ... | Daniel (uncredited) |
| Rebecca Pawlo | ... | Adele, Age 10 (uncredited) |
| Kai Reiners | ... | Good Man (uncredited) |
| Hanny Schedin | ... | Cleaning-woman (uncredited) |
| Henrik Schildt | ... | Sam, doctor (uncredited) |
| Hans Sundberg | ... | Organist Dr. Samuel Vardman (uncredited) |
| Claes Thelander | ... | Priest (uncredited) |
| Meta Velander | ... | A lady (uncredited) |
| Birger Åsander | ... | Band Leader (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Mai Zetterling | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| David Hughes | ||
| Agnes von Krusenstjerna | book "Froeknarna von Pahlen" | |
| Mai Zetterling | ||
Produced by | |||
| Göran Lindgren | .... | producer | |
| Rune Waldekranz | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Roger Wallis | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Sven Nykvist | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Paul Davies | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Jan Boleslaw | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Birgitta Hahn | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Ivar Hällqvist | .... | makeup artist | |
| Sture Höglund | .... | makeup artist | |
| Gullan Westfelt | .... | makeup artist | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Lena Malmsjö | .... | assistant director | |
| Bertil Ohlsson | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Sven Björling | .... | props | |
Sound Department | |||
| Evald Andersson | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Olle Jacobsson | .... | sound mixer | |
| Per-Olof Pettersson | .... | sound | |
| Tage Sjöberg | .... | sound | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Peter Fischer | .... | camera operator | |
| David Hughes | .... | still photographer | |
Other crew | |||
| Anders Bodin | .... | operator | |
| Katinka Faragó | .... | continuity clerk (as Katarina Farago) | |
| Marianne Höök | .... | translator | |
| Gösta Petersson | .... | location manager | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Prominent Films (1966) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Pathé (1966) (France) (theatrical)
- New Yorker Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
- Project X Distribution (2005) (Canada) (all media)
- Project X Distribution (2005) (USA) (all media)
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Also Known As:
"Älskande par" - Sweden (original title)
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118 min
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Referenced in Forbidden Flesh (1968)See more »
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Technically speaking, this is a good film--with decent cinematography and production values. But, while it is a competent film, I also found myself wanting to turn off the DVD repeatedly because I just didn't find myself at all interested. There are a variety of reasons, though the biggest of which is because it seemed as if I'd seen all this before in various Ingmar Bergman movies--in particular, THE BRINK OF LIFE ("Nära livet"--1958). Also , the angst and sense of isolation and fruitlessness of life was pervasive and just made me feel depressed. After watching this film, I could easily say that the overall message of the film is "life stinks and love is a sham,...then you die".
Now this does NOT mean that I think all movies must be upbeat or positive in tone--far from it. But even a grim movie can be great and compelling when you feel SOME connection to the characters. For example, I just recently saw De Sica's THE CHILDREN ARE WATCHING. It is a major tear-jerker and is the extremely sad story about the break up of a marriage and its impact on a child. BUT, I really cared about De Sica's characters and cared absolutely nothing for Zetterling's. Of the three women featured in the film, one was a lady of privilege with little depth or personality, one a bubble-headed servant and the other a bitter and nasty soul. I just wanted them all to go away and leave me alone!
Now as for this being a controversial film--which it definitely was when it debuted in the 1960s. The nudity but especially the themes of homosexuality and lesbianism were pretty controversial for its day, though by today's standards it's all pretty tame. I still wouldn't let my kids watch the film, but not just because of the nudity and themes but because I love my kids too much to make them watch such an unappealing film.