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September at the Trylon
Mai Zetterling was an actor for nearly twenty years before she directed her first feature. As a Swedish expatriate living at times in England and France, Zetterling provided a detached view into modern European culture through her films. Diving deep into loneliness, isolation, sexuality, motherhood, and consumerism, Zetterling’s films are wondrously provocative—but have been overshadowed by the male-dominated art cinema of the 1960s. Until now. All-New Restorations!
(1968, DCP, 100m, Swedish w/English subtitles) dir Mai Zetterling w/Bibi Andersson, Harriet Andersson, Gunnel Lindblom. Three women find their lives mirrored in a production of Lysistrata performed before dumbfounded audiences. Derided as overambitious or simply ignored upon its release in 1968, The Girls opened the First Festival of Women’s Films in 1972 and is now […]
Showings: Sep. 3 7:30, Sep. 4 7:00, 9:00, Sep. 5 7:00, 9:00
(1964, DCP, 118m, Swedish w/English subtitles) dir Mai Zetterling w/Harriet Andersson, Gunnel Lindblom, Gio Petré. In 1915, three pregnant women from different social backgrounds enter a maternity ward, revealing their interconnected lives. Zetterling’s debut film is an uncompromising take on gender, class, sex, and marriage. New Restoration! At Perisphere, read our programmer’s thoughts on Loving Couples and […]
Showings: Sep. 10 7:15, Sep. 11 7:00, 9:15, Sep. 12 7:00, 9:15
(1966, DCP, 105m, Swedish w/English subtitles) dir Mai Zetterling w/Ingrid Thulin, Lena Brundin, Keve Hjelm. On the eve of their marriage, the betrothed (Brundin, Hjelm) return to the home of Irene (Thulin), hoping to reckon with the demons of the past. Night Games was banned from the Venice Film Festival in 1966 but has since […]
Showings: Sep. 17 7:15, Sep. 18 7:00, 9:00, Sep. 19 7:00, 9:00
(1986, DCP, 117m, Swedish w/English subtitles) dir Mai Zetterling w/Stina Ekblad, Erland Josephson, Philip Zandén. Amorosa follows Agnes von Krusenstjerna (Ekblad) as she progresses from fluff popular-fiction writer to serious author of erotica. New Restoration! SUN 7:30 MON/TUE 7:00 9:15
Showings: Sep. 24 7:30, Sep. 25 7:00, 9:15, Sep. 26 7:00, 9:15