Mai Zetterling
Mai Elisabeth Zetterling ( May 24, 1925 – March 17, 1994) was a Swedish actress and film director. She began directing in the early 1960s, starting with political documentaries and a short film called The War Game (1962), which was nominated for a BAFTA award, and won a Silver Lion at Venice. Her first feature film Älskande par (1964, "Loving Couples"), based on the novels of Agnes von Krusenstjerna, was banned at the Cannes Film Festival for its sexual explicitness and nudity. Kenneth Tynan of The Observer later called it "one of the most ambitious debuts since Citizen Kane." It was not the only film she made that would stir up controversy for its frank sexuality (early pioneer on voyeurism). When critics reviewing her debut feature said that "Mai Zetterling directs like a man," she began to explore feminist themes more explicitly in her work. The Girls, which had an all-star Swedish cast including Bibi Andersson and Harriet Andersson, discussed women's liberation (or lack thereof) in a society controlled by men, as the protagonists compare their lives to characters in the play Lysistrata, and find that things have not progressed very much for women since ancient times.
Known for
ActingBirthday
May 24, 1925Deathday
March 17, 1994Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
71Place of birth
Västerås, Västmanlands län, SwedenAlso known as
Maj Zetterling, Mai Elizabeth ZetterlingCast credits
The Witches
Helga EveshimHidden Agenda
MoaSunshine Follows Rain
Marit GermundsdotterMusic in Darkness
Ingrid OlofssonTorment
Bertha OlssonOnly Two Can Play
LizKnock on Wood
Ilse NordstromFrieda
FriedaFaces in the Dark
Christiane HammondQuartet
JeanneAbandon Ship
Nurse Julie WhiteThe Master Builder
Hilda WangelThe Man Who Finally Died
Lisa von DeutschOffbeat
Ruth LombardA Prize of Gold
MariaDesperate Moment
Anna DeBurgBlackmailed
Mrs. Carol EdwardsPiccadilly Third Stop
Christine PreedyJag dräpte
Miss PetersNaughty Arlette
Arlette TessereauThe Main Attraction
GinaCrew credits
Night Games
Director, WriterScrubbers
Director, WriterVisions of Eight
DirectorLoving Couples
Director, WriterAmorosa
Director, Writer, EditorDoctor Glas
Director, ScreenplayThe War Game
Director, Screenplay, ProducerWe Have Many Names
DirectorThe Girls
Writer, DirectorVincent the Dutchman
DirectorSunday Pursuit
DirectorLove
Director, WriterThe Moon Is a Green Cheese
Director, WriterConcrete Grandma
DirectorStockholm
DirectorOf Seals and Men
Director, Writer