European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Sws4�wdaily Magazin Judy Dysthe screen teen scene by Harold Heffernan Nana staff writer tier free Wheeling teenagers willing t to throw themselves whole hearted la into the current Cycle of Shock films hos Wood has become a Lush and Fer tile Field indeed. And who should know Tetter than 19-year-old Judy Geeson a seating lass from great Britain a standout performance in prudence and the Pill with David Niven de Borah Kerr and Dame Edith Evans has brought a term contract to the Young Ster from 20th Century Fox. She plays Geraldine a Carefree fun Lover involved in a romantic affair who swipes her Mother s birth control pills replacing them with aspirins thus leaving mama holding the year ago Judy left the to serial the newcomers which gave her big audience exposure and in the Brief period since has been featured in four major movies. Her first was with Sid Ney Poitier in to sir with love where she played a Tough East end school kid. Then in berserk with Joan Crawford she was an innocent appear ing psychopath who knocks off four or five people. In Clive Donner s Here we go round the Mulberry Bush she played a composite of four personal does she think about her teen contemporaries in films those i be mixed with worry most of the time. They All worry about How they look. They worry about the parts they Hope to get or have gotten. The worry about salaries in a competitive existence. As for sex i guess a Goodman of them behave As Geraldine and her boy Friend do in this movie. Buti Don t know if that s Good or bad i think it depends on the individual thinks there s too much stress looks today especially where men Are concerned i Don t think looks really matter in a Man. I Don t look for hands oneness in the Man i d marry although i would t go so far As to Sayi d like to wind up with the Hunchback of notre Dame. Up to now i be been Outwith a weird assortment some English some French still others american. Find the French romantic americans Gay and English the Young Starlet made her debut Ina Small to part at 12 and within three years was in constant demand. She go Star Billing with Patrick Mcgeoghan in an episode of danger Man was co starred with Paul Scofield in dance of then in 1966 she became the Lead of a hit to series the newcomers the real springboard to her promising future. Knife target Judy Geeson thinks teenagers worry too much. A swedish pastry named Pia by Bob Thomas a staff writer producers scramble to sign up Pia Degermark shy swedish school girl. One of the most sought after new film performers is a shy swedish schoolgirl whose principal ambition is to become a United nations interpreter. She was picked for a film from newspaper photograph. She made the movie with apparent ease and won the Cannes film festival award As Best actress of the year. She turned Down starring film role Candy with Rich Ard Burton Marlon Brando and Ringo Starr because the subject was too risque. The Prodigy is Pia Degermark barely 18 and in the full Bloom of youth. She is tall with Golden hair and dark eyebrows and she curtsied when she meets an adult. She is the Fawn like Starof a remarkably Beautiful film called Elvira Madigan which is doing the kind of business in this country that makes it look like the a Man and woman of 1968. Pia was in Hollywood for the open ing of Elvira she proved to be articulate and level headed. She Speaks excellent English is adept in French and less so in Spanish. She told How she became an director to Widerberg was searching for a Young unknown to play Elvira a Tightrope Walker who ran off with a married army officer then entered a suicide pact when their plight together seemed doomed. Widerberg saw a photograph of Pia dancing at a Chanty Ball with Sweden s tues a july 30, 1968 the stars and stripes Crown Prince. He asked her to Star in his film. At first i thought he was crazy Buthe kept after me she recalled. My Mother was very much against it butty father a textile manufacturer thought it might be interesting experience for me. He won her two Summers ago when she was still 16, Pia starred in Elvira Madi despite the heavy dramatics required she found the work easy be cause we improvised a great Deal an most of it was filmed she even did her own Tightrope walking an performed like an expert except for several bruising film was acclaimed at Cannes last summer and Pia went there to col Lect her prize As Best actress. She did t care much for Cannes too artificial nor was she receptive to other film offers one was for the title Rolein she would t consider it knowing that her Mother would t approve. Besides Pia wanted to finish her did so in May and is to appear in the Seagull for Sidney Lumet. Sheds also sought by Mel Ferrer to Star in Peter Pia who earned $1,260 for Elvira Madigan now is being offered $200,000 per , yes the United nations interpreter s . Films Are for fun but for a real career a girl should look beyond them she feels. C Page 11
