- Ewa Aulin
Ewa Aulin (born
13 February 1950 inLandskrona ,Skåne län ,Sweden ) is a Swedish actress who appeared in a number of Italian and some American films in the 1960s and 1970s. She is best remembered for playing the title character in thecult film "Candy" (1968) where she appeared alongside such stars asJohn Huston ,Ringo Starr ,Walter Matthau ,Richard Burton andMarlon Brando .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 . This was quickly followed by leading roles in two notablegiallo films; thepop art -style "Col cuore in gola" ("With Heart in Mouth", 1967) directed byTinto Brass , and the bizarreavant-garde -inspired "La morte ha fatto l'uovo" ("Death Laid an Egg", 1968) directed byGiulio Questi . Ewa's co-star in both these films was the acclaimed actorJean-Louis Trintignant .In 1968, Ewa played the title character in her most famous film, the American-Italian-French co-production "Candy", directed by
Christian Marquand . 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 asMarlon Brando ,Ringo Starr andRichard Burton , the film did poorly in America and failed to make an international star out of Ewa. It was more successful in Europe and has gained some popularity as acult film in later years. Ewa also received praise for performance in the film; earning aGolden Globe nomination for Most Promising Newcomer but she lost toOlivia Hussey for "Romeo and Juliet".Outside of "Candy", the only other American film Ewa appeared in was "
Start the Revolution Without Me " (1970), acomedy of errors set during theFrench Revolution . Ewa played a supporting role as Christina of Belgium, and the film starredGene Wilder andDonald Sutherland , but just like "Candy", the film did little business in America.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 , whom 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 theMiddle Ages but she also made more impact in a few thrillers and horror films. She played one of the leads in the giallo "La controfigura" ("The Double", 1971) directed byRomolo Guerrieri , and played an undead avenging angel inJoe D'Amato 's gothic horror film "La morte ha sorriso all'assassino" ("Death Smiles at Murder", 1973) and also appeared inJorge Grau 's horror film "Ceremonia sangrienta" ("The Legend of Blood Castle", 1973), based on thelegend ofElizabeth Báthory .Ewa Aulin remarried in 1974 and abandoned her acting career.
elected 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
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* [http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/teen_intl_60s.htm Ewa Aulin winning Miss Teen International]
* [http://www.erratica.co.uk/performers/ewa_aulin.htm Bio page]
* [http://members.fortunecity.it/strahinja/ewa_aulin.htm Italian site]
* [http://www.ewaaulin.narod.ru/ Russian site]
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