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| Bibi Andersson | ... | Liz Lindstrand | |
| Harriet Andersson | ... | Marianne | |
| Gunnel Lindblom | ... | Gunilla | |
| Gunnar Björnstrand | ... | Hugo | |
| Erland Josephson | ... | Carl | |
| Frank Sundström | ... | Marianne's Lover | |
| Åke Lindström | ... | Bengt | |
| Stig Engström | ... | Thommy | |
| Margreth Weivers | ... | Tourist Manager's Wife (as Margaret Weivers) | |
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Leif Liljeroth | ... | Tourist Manager Kiruna |
| Ulf Palme | ... | Director | |
| Ingvar Kjellson | ... | Olle | |
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Signe Enwall | ... | Choir Member (as Signe Envall) |
| Bellan Roos | ... | Choir Member | |
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Chris Wahlström | ... | Choir Member |
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Three actresses prepare to go on the road in a theater production of Lysistrata, Aristophanes' classic comic play about women and war. As they re-assess and deal with the problems in their respective private lives, they recognize the parallels with the play and begin to realize that it is serious - even tragic - after all. Written by Anonymous
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This has become my favourite Swedish film. I've seen i t many times. At first I thought it would be gloomy and depressing in a Bergman way. It wasn't. It's a funny, spirited and inventive film.
It's nice to see that even swedes were caught up in the sixties and felt the charge of new ways of thinking and being. New ideas about social behavior, youth and womens place in society were taken up in "the Girls". It's refreshingly shown and not preachy. There's a lot of humour in it and the men get to say their opinions about women too so it's not one-sided.
Some reviewers here have commented on it as being dated. It is a product of it's time but some of the subjects it takes up are timeless. How much should a woman have to compromise with the male point of view? I think this is still a touchy subject. The film was controversial when it was released. It's not a traditional movie with a straight plot so some people might find it too unconventional. But, there are three great performances by some of the best Swedish actresses ever: Bibi Andersson, Harriet Andersson and Gunnel Lindblom who are all so delightfully energetic, lively and beautiful. They show different sides being a woman.
The film is very much a 1968 film but it's worth seeing for the great black and white photography, to see Sweden in the sixties, for the actors and for the imaginative direction by Mai Zetterling. I love it!