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  1. The Girls ( Swedish: Flickorna) is a 1968 Swedish drama film directed by Mai Zetterling, starring Bibi Andersson, Harriet Andersson and Gunnel Lindblom. It is a feminist reinvention of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, and revolves around a theatre group which sets up the play.

  2. The Girls: Directed by Mai Zetterling. With Bibi Andersson, Harriet Andersson, Gunnel Lindblom, Gunnar Björnstrand. Three Swedish stage actresses give differing interpretations of the classic Aristophanes play "Lysistrata."

  3. Sep 12, 2021 · A theather company rehearses Aristophanes play "Lysistrata" in wich the Athenian women revolt to force the men to suspend the war and make peace. The three leading femeale actress, Liz, Marianne and Gunilla, all live in humilianting circumstances to their men.

  4. Onstage drama, offstage reality, and a torrent of surrealist fantasies and daydreams collide in The Girls, a slashing, sardonic reflection on the myriad challenges confronting women on their path to liberation, and on the struggles of the female artist fighting to make her voice heard over the patriarchal din.

  5. Overview. 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.

  6. Brief Synopsis. Three actresses, performing "Lysistrata", find inspiration from the play to stand up against the men in their lives who oppress them.

  7. Directed by Mai Zetterling • 1968 • Sweden. Starring Bibi Andersson, Harriet Andersson, Gunnel Lindblom. Mai Zetterling’s cinema reached new heights of exuberant experimentation and fierce political engagement with this pointed and playful touchstone of 1960s feminist cinema.