THREE FILMS BY MAI ZETTERLING/BD

Three-disc set includes: Loving Couples (1964)At the outbreak of World War I, three pregnant women from vastly different backgrounds wait to deliver their babies in a Stockholm hospital. While talking with each other, the women recall their childhood experiences and discuss their sex lives. Writer/director Mai Zetterlings mesmerizing drama stars Harriet Andersson, Gunnel Lindblom, Gio Petre. 117 min. In Swedish with English subtitles. BW/Rtg: NR Night Games (1966)With their marriage imminent, Jan (Keve Hjelm) and Mariana (Lena Brundin) moved into the imposing estate where hed lived as a boy. However, shed soon be exposed to his panoply of repressions and hang-ups-and hed reflect upon how they were induced at the hands of his decadent and libertine mother (Ingrid Thulin). Mai Zetterlings explosive second directorial effort co-stars Naima Wifstrand, Jorgen Lindstrom. 105 min. In Swedish with English subtitles. BW/Rtg: NR The Girls (1968)Actresses Liz (Bibi Andersson), Marianne (Harriet Andersson), and Gunilla (Gunnel Lindblom) discover to their surprise that the roles they are about to perform in an upcoming tour of Aristophanes classic play Lysistrata contain some unnerving parallels to their real lives. Mai Zetterlings provocatively comic film also stars Gunnar Bjornstrand, Erland Josephson, and Frank Sundstrom. 100 min. In Swedish with English subtitles. BW/Rtg: NR Widescreen; Soundtrack: Swedish; Subtitles: English; documentaries Maybe I Really Am a Sorceress (1989), Lines from the Heart (1996); featurettes; more.

Three-disc set includes: Loving Couples (1964)At the outbreak of World War I, three pregnant women from vastly different backgrounds wait to deliver their babies in a Stockholm hospital. While talking with each other, the women recall their childhood experiences and discuss their sex lives. Writer/director Mai Zetterling's mesmerizing drama stars Harriet Andersson, Gunnel Lindblom, Gio Petre. 117 min. In Swedish with English subtitles. BW/Rtg: NR Night Games (1966)With their marriage imminent, Jan (Keve Hjelm) and Mariana (Lena Brundin) moved into the imposing estate where he'd lived as a boy. However, she'd soon be exposed to his panoply of repressions and hang-ups-and he'd reflect upon how they were induced at the hands of his decadent and libertine mother (Ingrid Thulin). Mai Zetterling's explosive second directorial effort co-stars Naima Wifstrand, Jorgen Lindstrom. 105 min. In Swedish with English subtitles. BW/Rtg: NR The Girls (1968)Actresses Liz (Bibi Andersson), Marianne (Harriet Andersson), and Gunilla (Gunnel Lindblom) discover to their surprise that the roles they are about to perform in an upcoming tour of Aristophanes' classic play Lysistrata contain some unnerving parallels to their real lives. Mai Zetterling's provocatively comic film also stars Gunnar Bjornstrand, Erland Josephson, and Frank Sundstrom. 100 min. In Swedish with English subtitles. BW/Rtg: NR Widescreen; Soundtrack: Swedish; Subtitles: English; documentaries Maybe I Really Am a Sorceress (1989), Lines from the Heart (1996); featurettes; more.