The Girls
6.7
As they tour Sweden in a theatrical production of "Lysistrata", performing to often uncomprehending audiences, three women find their own lives and marriages mirrored in Aristophanes’s play. Soon, onstage drama, offstage reality, and surrealist fantasies begin to collide.
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Cast
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Bibi Andersson
Liz / Lysistrata
Known for
Persona
Wild Strawberries
Harriet Andersson
Marianne / Myrrhine
Known for
Through a Glass Darkly
Summer with Monika
Gunnel Lindblom
Gunilla / Kalonike
Known for
The Seventh Seal
The Virgin Spring
Gunnar Björnstrand
Hugo
Known for
The Seventh Seal
Persona
Erland Josephson
Carl, Mann von Liz
Known for
The Sacrifice
Nostalgia
Frank Sundström
Marianne's lover
Known for
Shame
Åke Lindström
Bengt
Known for
The Touch
Stig Engström
Thommy
Known for
Who Pulled the Plug?
Behind Blue Skies
Margreth Weivers
Tourist Manager's Wife
Known for
A Swedish Love Story
The Accidental Golfer
Leif Liljeroth
Tourist Manager Kiruna
Also in
Kullamannen
Studierektorns sista strid
Ulf Palme
Director
Known for
Miss Julie
Dreams
Ingvar Kjellson
Olle
Known for
Shame
The Accidental Golfer
Mai Zetterling Director · David Hughes Writer Michael Hurd Composer
First release September 16, 1968 · Produced in Sweden · Original title Flickorna
Production
Sandrews
Production
Sweden
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Languages
Original title
Flickorna
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Swedish
Release dates
Romania · September 16, 1968
Theatrical
Sweden · September 16, 1968
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
March 30, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
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