Anita: Swedish Nymphet

Anita: Swedish Nymphet
Anita: Swedish Nymphet
	DVD cover
Directed by	Torgny Wickman
Written by	Torgny Wickman
Produced by	Inge Ivarson; Ove Wallius
Narrated by	Christina Lindberg; Stellan Skarsgård
Cinematography	Hans Dittmer; Gustaf Mandal
Edited by	Lasse Lundberg
Music by	Lennart Fors; Torgny Wickman
Distributed by	Swedish Film Production
Release dates	December 25, 1973 (Sweden); March 27, 1974 (France)
Running time	95 minutes
Countries	Sweden; France
Language	Swedish

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

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.

References

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

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[1] Bjorklund,Elisabet (2016). Swedish Cinema and the Sexual Revolution: Critical Essays. McFarland. p. 222

[2] ttp://www.scoopy.com/anita.htm

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