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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 S*x lives. Writer/director Mai Zetterling's mesmerizing drama stars Harriet Andersson, Gunnel Lindblom, Gio Petré. 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, Jörgen Lindström. 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 InchLysistrataInch contain some unnerving parallels to their real lives. Mai Zetterling's provocatively comic film also stars Gunnar Björnstrand, Erland Josephson, and Frank Sundström. 100 min. In Swedish with English subtitles. BW/Rtg NR Widescreen; Soundtrack Swedish; Subtitles English; documentaries InchMaybe I Really Am a SorceressInch (1989), InchLines from the HeartInch (1996); featurettes; more.
