Swedish Sensationsfilms: A Clandestine History of Sex, Thrillers, and Kicker …

Swedenís place in film history is secure and prominent. Swedish films are associated internationally with Ingmar Bergmanís successful and high quality works. However, another breed of Swedish film is notorious for its laissez-faire attitude towards nudity, relaxed sexuality, drugs, and shocking violence. Produced in the backyard of the Swedish film industry, these sexually daring films join countless sensational Swedish movies dealing with shocking or taboo subjectsóstreet punks, space aliens, hard drugs, and drunken vikings. Other efforts are simply too strange and Swedish to ignore. Once again, Swedish Death Metal author Daniel Ekeroth delves into the arcane culture of his homeland, returning with the first comprehensive overview of ìSensationsfilmsîóSwedish Exploitation Cinema.

Text: Ekeroth Daniel, Henriksson Magnus. pp. 240; paperback. Publisher: Bazillion Points, Brooklyn, 2011.

ISBN: 9780979616365| 0979616360
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Swedenís place in film history is secure and prominent. Swedish films are associated internationally with Ingmar Bergmanís successful and high quality works. However, another breed of Swedish film is notorious for its laissez-faire attitude towards nudity, relaxed sexuality, drugs, and shocking violence. Produced in the backyard of the Swedish film industry, these sexually daring films join countless sensational Swedish movies dealing with shocking or taboo subjectsóstreet punks, space aliens, hard drugs, and drunken vikings. Other efforts are simply too strange and Swedish to ignore. Once again, Swedish Death Metal author Daniel Ekeroth delves into the arcane culture of his homeland, returning with the first comprehensive overview of ìSensationsfilmsîóSwedish Exploitation Cinema.

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