Anita: Swedish Nymphet

Anita: Swedish Nymphet is a 1973 erotic drama film directed by Torgny Wickman, starring Christina Lindberg and Stellan Skarsgård.

Anita: Swedish Nymphet
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Directed byTorgny Wickman
Produced byInge Ivarson
Ove Wallius
Written byTorgny Wickman
Narrated byChristina Lindberg
Stellan Skarsgård
Music byLennart Fors
Torgny Wickman
CinematographyHans Dittmer
Gustaf Mandal
Edited byLasse Lundberg
Distributed bySwedish Film Production
Release date
December 25, 1973 (1973-12-25) (Sweden)
March 27, 1974 (France)
Running time
95 minutes
CountrySweden
France
LanguageSwedish

Plot

This erotic tale centers on the alluring Anita (Christina Lindberg), whose search for love leads to an empty life of nymphomania. Anita's self-destructive path takes a new turn when she meets college student Erik (Stellan Skarsgård), who tries to help her overcome her addiction. Erik plays the role of counselor as Anita slowly reveals her troubled past, but will his prescription of ultimate ecstasy really cure her?

Cast
  • Christina Lindberg as Anita
  • Stellan Skarsgård as Erik
  • Danièle Vlaminck as Mother
  • Michel David as Father
  • Per Mattsson as Artist
  • Ewert Granholm as Glasier
  • Arne Ragneborn as Man at library
  • Jörgen Barwe as Lundbaeck
  • Ericka Wickman as Anita's twin sister (daughter of director Torgny Wickman)
  • Berit Agedahl as Lesbian social worker
  • Jan-Olof Rydqvist as School teacher
  • Thore Segelström as School teacher
  • Lasse Lundberg as Man at railway station

Production

The film was made in Stockholm, Katrineholm and the church in Vadsbro with its two towers.

Alternative titles
  • The Swedish title is Anita – ur en tonårsflickas dagbok (Anita – From the Diary of a Teenage Girl).
  • The French title of the film is Les Impures.
  • The US title is Anita, Swedish Nymphette [1]

Reception

A retrospective review from Scoopy.com[2] declared: "Because of its serious treatment of nymphomania as a disease, Anita is not at all erotic"

Distribution

Because of its explicit nature, the film was banned in Norway and New Zealand.

See also

References
  1. Bjorklund,Elisabet (2016). Swedish Cinema and the Sexual Revolution: Critical Essays. McFarland. p. 222
  2. http://www.scoopy.com/anita.htm


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