The Loving Couples cast includes Harriet Andersson, Anita Björk, Gunnar Björnstrand, Gunnel Lindblom, Jan Malmsjö, and Gio Petré. Despite their apparent differences, three pregnant women in a 1915 maternity ward have interconnecting lives. The Night Games cast includes Lena Brundin, Keve Hjelm, Jörgen Lindström, and Ingrid Thulin. Jan (played by Keve Hjelm) takes fiancée Mariana (played by Lena Brundin) to his childhood home and ruminates about his sexual attraction to his mother. The Girls cast includes Bibi Andersson, Harriet Andersson, Gunnar Björnstrand, Erland Josephson, Gunnel Lindblom, Åke Lindström, and Frank Sundström. Three performers in a touring production of Lysistrata discover how their lives mirror the actions and relationships in the play.
Director
Zetterling, Mai
Production Team
Sandrews and Criterion Collection
Genre
Feature Film Drama
Content Notes
Disc 1: Loving Couples (Äskande par; 1964; 118 min.), based on the novel series Fröknarna von Pahlen by Agnes von Krusenstjerna. Disc 2: Night Games (Nattlek; 1966; 115 min.), based on the novel Nattlek by Mai Zetterling. Disc 3: The Girls (Flickorna; 1968; 100 min.), based on the play Lysistrata by Aristophanes. Nudity
Language
Swedish with English subtitles
Media Format
3 DVDs (323 min.) or 3 Blu-ray discs (323 min.)
Type
Black and white
Additional Content
The individual films are also available as streaming videos. The DVDs and Blu-ray discs include an interview with author Alicia Malone; Maybe I Really Am a Sorceress (1989), a documentary about Mai Zetterling; the documentary Lines from the Heart with actors Bibi Andersson, Harriet Andersson, and Gunnel Lindblom from The Girls; a 1984 interview with Zetterling; and Swedish television footage about Night Games. A booklet with an essay by film scholar Mariah Larsson is available.
