Anita: Swedish Nymphet
Encyclopedia
Anita: Swedish Nymphet is a 1973 erotic
drama film
directed by Torgny Wickman, starring Christina Lindberg
and Stellan Skarsgård
.
), 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?
and New Zealand
.
Sex in film
Sex in film refers to the presentation in motion pictures of sexuality and sex acts, including love scenes. Sex scenes have been depicted in film since the silent era of cinematography. Many actors and actresses have exposed parts of their bodies or dressed and behaved in ways considered sexually...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Torgny Wickman, starring Christina Lindberg
Christina Lindberg
Britt Christina Marinette Lindberg is a Swedish journalist known internationally for her work as an actress and glamour model in the late 1960s and early 1970s.-Biography:...
and Stellan Skarsgård
Stellan Skarsgård
Stellan John Skarsgård is a Swedish actor, known internationally for his film roles in Angels & Demons, Breaking the Waves, The Hunt for Red October, Ronin, Good Will Hunting, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist,...
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Plot
This erotic tale centers on the alluring Anita (Christina LindbergChristina Lindberg
Britt Christina Marinette Lindberg is a Swedish journalist known internationally for her work as an actress and glamour model in the late 1960s and early 1970s.-Biography:...
), 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
Stellan Skarsgård
Stellan John Skarsgård is a Swedish actor, known internationally for his film roles in Angels & Demons, Breaking the Waves, The Hunt for Red October, Ronin, Good Will Hunting, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist,...
), 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 LindbergChristina LindbergBritt Christina Marinette Lindberg is a Swedish journalist known internationally for her work as an actress and glamour model in the late 1960s and early 1970s.-Biography:...
as Anita - Stellan SkarsgårdStellan SkarsgårdStellan John Skarsgård is a Swedish actor, known internationally for his film roles in Angels & Demons, Breaking the Waves, The Hunt for Red October, Ronin, Good Will Hunting, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist,...
as Erik - Danièle Vlaminck as Mother
- Michel David as Father
- Per Mattsson as Artist
- Ewert Granholm as Glasier
- Arne RagnebornArne RagnebornArne Ragneborn was a Swedish actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in 23 films between 1944 and 1976...
as Man at library - Jörgen Barwe as Lundbaeck
- Ericka Wickman as Anita's twin sister
- Berit Agedahl as Lesbian social worker
- Jan-Olof Rydqvist as School teacher
- Thore Segelström as School teacher
- Lasse Lundberg as Man at train station
Alternate 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.
Distribution
Because of its explicit nature, the film was banned in NorwayNorway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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