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SWEDEN: HEAVEN AND HELL

Sweden... where the facts of life are stranger than fiction!

1968 · 1h 30m · X · Documentary · IMDB TMDB

A heavily sensationalized portrayal of life in Sweden, with particular focus on the country's liberal attitudes towards sexuality and drug use in nine scenes

Details & Specs

Director
Luigi Scattini
Writer
Luigi Scattini
Release
1968
Runtime
1h 30m
Country
Italy
Language
English, Italian, Swedish
Also Known As
Suède: enfer et paradis, Suécia: inferno e paraíso

Synopsis

The film is made up essentially of nine sketches with a voice off narrator linking the scenes. Those sketches were described thus in the English poster devised for theatrical distribution in the UK and the USA: 

The Love Cruise: A training trip for turned-on teens.

The Bachelorette Party: A bride-to-be's last fling.

The Public Library of Private Thrills: Government erotica.

Moonlighting Nudes: Meter-maids by day - models at night.

The Swap Shop: A trade-in deal for married couples only.

The Polar Bare Club: The world's most beautiful snow-girls.

Stockolm Strip: A haven for hippies, where everything is free.

Communal for Survival: The radiation-proof city beneath a city.

Stockolm's Students: A love generation that practices what it preaches.