The Girls
– A theater company rehearses Aristophanes play "Lysistrata" in which the Athenian women revolt to for..
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.
Release Date:
16 Sep 1968
Language:
Swedish
MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated
Director:
Mai Zetterling
Writer:
Mai Zetterling, David Hughes, Aristophanes (play)
Main Actors:
Bibi Andersson, Harriet Andersson, Gunnel Lindblom, Gunnar Björnstrand
Plot:
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.
Production:
Sandrews
Ratings: