Ebba With emerged in the 1960s as a notable figure in erotic cinema, contributing to the genre's exploration of female empowerment. She stars in I, a Woman (1965), where she embodies the complexities of desire and autonomy, and reprises her role in the sequel, I, a Woman, Part 2 (1968). With her performances, she captures the essence of the era's provocative narratives, making her a significant presence in cult film discussions surrounding sexuality and liberation.
I, a Woman
The young nurse Siv is frustrated by the strict restraints of her religious parents and her boring fiancé, Sven. At the hospital where she works a patient Heinz, a married antiques dealer flirts with her. Although she is warned that he is a philandering playboy, she allows him to seduce her and they have an affair. He tells her that he loves her and proposes to leave his wife for her. Having only just discovered a new world of sexual liberty, she rejects his proposal. She then breaks off her engagement with Sven, moves away from her parents and finds a nursing position in another city. She meets Lars, a sailor, and they begins a relationship. When he proposes marriage, she breaks up with him. She begins dating Doctor Dam at the hospital where she works. He also falls in love with her, so she stops seeing him and decides that no single man will ever completely fulfill her own desires. She has a sexual encounter with a stranger, Eric who she realizes perfectly matches her own promiscuity.
