Mai Zetterling

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: Acting
Birthday: 1925-05-24
Place of Birth: Västerås, Västmanlands län, Sweden
Also Known As: Maj Zetterling, Mai Elizabeth Zetterling

Movies List of Mai Zetterling

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Nu börjar livet

1948 Movie
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The Witches

1990 Movie
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Ett dockhem

1956 Movie
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Minns ni?

1993 Movie
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Hidden Agenda

1990 Movie
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Sunshine Follows Rain

1946 Movie
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Music in Darkness

1948 Movie
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Torment

1944 Movie
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The Traitor

1959 Movie
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Only Two Can Play

1962 Movie
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Frieda

1947 Movie
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Knock on Wood

1954 Movie
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Faces in the Dark

1960 Movie
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Quartet

1948 Movie
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Abandon Ship

1957 Movie
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The Master Builder

1958 Movie
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Offbeat

1961 Movie
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A Prize of Gold

1955 Movie
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Blackmailed

1951 Movie
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Desperate Moment

1953 Movie
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Sellers' Best

1992 Movie
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Piccadilly Third Stop

1960 Movie
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Jag dräpte

1943 Movie
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Naughty Arlette

1949 Movie
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Visions of Eight

1973 Movie
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The Main Attraction

1962 Movie
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The Lost People

1949 Movie
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Hell Is Sold Out

1951 Movie
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The Ringer

1952 Movie
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Portrait from Life

1948 Movie
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Jet Storm

1959 Movie
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Dance Little Lady

1954 Movie
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Prince Gustaf

1944 Movie
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Tall Headlines

1952 Movie
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Lianbron

1965 Movie
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The Truth About Women

1957 Movie
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The Bad Lord Byron

1949 Movie
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We Have Many Names

1976 Movie
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The Bay of St. Michel

1963 Movie
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Morfars resa

1993 Movie
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Lasse-Maja

1941 Movie
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My Heart Is Red

1977 Movie
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Stulet nyår

1978 Movie
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Meeting with Mai

1996 Movie
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Calling the Shots

1988 Movie
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Stockholm

1978 Movie