Mai Zetterling: visionary filmmaker and feminist voice How to use the video You can use this video on social media to talk about Swedish film-director Mai Zetterling and her iconic film 'The Girls'.
Zetterling would have turned 100 years old in 2025. She became a film director when few women were, and fought for her right to make her own decisions.
The video is in 9:16 format and is suitable for Instagram and Facebook stories or reels. It is available with English subtitles and as a clean version. You can use the clean version to add text in your local language.
Please tag @svenskafilminstitutet.
'The Girls' is a part of the Swedish film selection . Find more promotional material about Swedish film in the toolkit A Swedish Love Story .
Video with clips from 'The Girls' Download video with English subtitles (MP4 103 MB) Video with subtitles in English Download clean version (MP4 102 MB) Video without subtitles (clean version) Download subtitles (SRT 2 KB) Subtitles in English Captions 2025 marks 100 years since the birth of Mai Zetterling – Swedish actor, author, screenwriter, and groundbreaking film director. Born on 24 May, 1925, in Västerås, she was a true pioneer in the world of cinema. 🎥
Zetterling began her career as a celebrated actress, but it was as a director she truly made history. In the 1960s, she entered the male-dominated world of filmmaking with bold, feminist stories that were far ahead of their time.
Her films are poetic, political, and deeply personal – giving voice to women’s inner lives and challenging the norms of both film and society. 💪
One of her most iconic works,'The Girls' (1968), explores the everyday struggles of women balancing independence, relationships, and societal expectations – long before such themes were common in cinema.
✨ The film has been digitally restored by the Swedish Film Institute, as part of their mission to preserve and share Sweden’s cinematic heritage.
Video clips from 'The Girls'.
#MaiZetterling #WomenInFilm #FeministCinema #SwedishCinema #FilmHistory
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