Ewa Aulin (born 13 February 1950 in Landskrona, Skåne län, Sweden) is a Swedish actress who appeared in a number of Italian and some American films in the 1960s and 1970s. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Landskrona is a city in the province Scania in southernmost Sweden. Skåne County ( Skåne län) is the southernmost county or Län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical province "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. She is best remembered for playing the title character in the cult film Candy (1968) where she appeared alongside such stars as John Huston, Ringo Starr, Walter Matthau, Richard Burton and Marlon Brando. A cult film is a Film that has acquired a highly devoted but relatively small group of fans. This article is on the 1968 film For the 2006 film see Candy (2006 film Candy is a 1968 film directed by Christian Marquand John Marcellus Huston ( August 5 1906 &ndash August 28 1987) was an American Film director and Actor. Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor Walter John Matthau ( October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American award-winning Actor best known for his role Richard Burton, CBE (10 November 1925 &ndash 5 August 1984 was a Welsh multiple award-winning Actor. Marlon Brando Jr (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004 was an Academy Award -winning American Actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century
Ewa Aulin first rose to fame in her native Sweden when she won the title of Miss Teen Sweden in 1965 at age 15. Subsequently, she went on to represent Sweden in the Miss Teen International pageant, which was held on April 6, 1966 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Ewa won; thereby earning the title of Miss Teen International 1966.
Ewa's success as Miss Teen International quickly attracted the attention of Italian film producers, and in 1967 she made her feature film debut with a supporting role in the comedy Don Giovanni in Sicilia (Don Juan in Sicily), based on the novel by Vitaliano Brancati. Vitaliano Brancati ( July 24, 1907 - September 25, 1954) was an Italian Writer. This was quickly followed by leading roles in two notable giallo films; the pop art-style Col cuore in gola (With Heart in Mouth, 1967) directed by Tinto Brass, and the bizarre avant-garde-inspired La morte ha fatto l'uovo (Death Laid an Egg, 1968) directed by Giulio Questi. Pop Art is a visual Art movement that emerged in the mid 1950s in Britain and in parallel in the late 1950s in the United States. Giovanni Brass (born March 26 1933) better known as Tinto Brass, is an Italian Filmmaker. Avant-garde (avɑ̃gaʁd in French) means "advance guard" or "vanguard Ewa's co-star in both these films was the acclaimed actor Jean-Louis Trintignant. Jean-Louis Trintignant (born on December 11 1930 in Piolenc, Vaucluse) is a French Actor.
In 1968, Ewa played the title character in her most famous film, the American-Italian-French co-production Candy, directed by Christian Marquand. This article is on the 1968 film For the 2006 film see Candy (2006 film Candy is a 1968 film directed by Christian Marquand Christian Marquand ( March 15 1927 - November 22 2000) was a French director actor and screenwriter working in French cinema The story involves Ewa's character's search for the meaning of life, which leads to encounters with a variety of different men and always ends in a sexual situation. In spite of the presence of such big names as Marlon Brando, Ringo Starr and Richard Burton, the film did poorly in America and failed to make an international star out of Ewa. Marlon Brando Jr (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004 was an Academy Award -winning American Actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor Richard Burton, CBE (10 November 1925 &ndash 5 August 1984 was a Welsh multiple award-winning Actor. It was more successful in Europe and has gained some popularity as a cult film in later years. A cult film is a Film that has acquired a highly devoted but relatively small group of fans. Ewa also received praise for performance in the film; earning a Golden Globe nomination for Most Promising Newcomer but she lost to Olivia Hussey for Romeo and Juliet. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Olivia Hussey (born April 17 1951 is an Anglo - Argentine actress best known for her Golden Globe -winning role as Juliet in Franco Romeo and Juliet ( 1968) is a movie adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet.
Outside of Candy, the only other American film Ewa appeared in was Start the Revolution Without Me (1970), a comedy of errors set during the French Revolution. This article is on the 1968 film For the 2006 film see Candy (2006 film Candy is a 1968 film directed by Christian Marquand Start the Revolution Without Me is a 1970 Film directed by Bud Yorkin, starring Gene Wilder, Donald Sutherland, Hugh Griffith A comedy of errors is dramatic work (often a play) that is light and often humorous or satirical in tone in which the action usually features a series of comic instances of The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Ewa played a supporting role as Christina of Belgium, and the film starred Gene Wilder and Donald Sutherland, but just like Candy, the film did little business in America. Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman; June 11 1933 Donald McNicol Sutherland OC (born July 17, 1935) is a Canadian Actor with a film career spanning over 50 years This article is on the 1968 film For the 2006 film see Candy (2006 film Candy is a 1968 film directed by Christian Marquand
In 1970, Ewa starred in the little known film Microscopic Liquid Subway to Oblivion, which was written, produced and directed by Ewa's husband, British writer-director John Shadow, who she had married in Mexico in 1968. The film was barely released anywhere in the world, and Ewa and John Shadow later divorced in 1972.
After this, Ewa only appeared in Italian films. Many of her films were sex comedies set in the Middle Ages but she also made more impact in a few thrillers and horror films. Sex comedy is a term for comedy movies with sexual content usually referring to those made in Britain in the mid 1970s. She played one of the leads in the giallo La controfigura (The Double, 1971) directed by Romolo Guerrieri, and played an undead avenging angel in Joe D'Amato's gothic horror film La morte ha sorriso all'assassino (Death Smiles at Murder, 1973) and also appeared in Jorge Grau's horror film Ceremonia sangrienta (The Legend of Blood Castle, 1973), based on the legend of Elizabeth Báthory. Joe D'Amato, (birth name Aristide Massaccesi) ( December 15, 1936 in Rome - January 23, 1999 in Rome) Jorge Grau (birth name Jorge Grau Solá, born on 27 October 1930 in Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain) is a Spanish director A legend ( Latin, legenda, "things to be read" is a Narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to
Ewa Aulin remarried in 1974 and abandoned her acting career.
Selected filmography
- The Legend of Blood Castle (1973, director: Jorge Grau)
- Death Smiled at Murder (1973, director: Joe D'Amato)
- The Double (1971, director: Romolo Guerrieri)
- Microscopic Liquid Subway to Oblivion (1970, director: John Shadow)
- Start the Revolution Without Me (1970, director: Bud Yorkin)
- Candy (1968, director: Christian Marquand)
- Death Laid an Egg (1968, director: Giulio Questi)
- With Heart in Mouth (1967, director: Tinto Brass)
Links and references
- Ewa Aulin at the Internet Movie Database
- Ewa Aulin winning Miss Teen International
- Bio page
- Italian site
- Russian site