Sweden, Heaven and Hell
Here’s another installment featuring Joe Dante’s reviews from his stint as a critic for Film Bulletin circa 1969-1974. Our thanks to Video Watchdog and Tim Lucas for his editorial embellishments!
Swedish “Mondo”‑type documentary loaded with incidents to titillate voyeuristic crowd. More sex than “I Am Curious.” Big for drive‑ins, sexploitation houses. Rating: X.
The publicity attendant to Sweden’s I Am Curious (Yellow) will doubtless boost the appeal of this Avco Embassy import among those craving voyeurism, Swedish style. This is not to say that Sweden, Heaven And Hell is as explicit as Curious, but it’s definitely “dirtier” in tone and intent, and boasts even more provocative angles. The most profitable market for this obviously artificial Italian-made “documentary” (a sort of Mondo Helga) will be the drive‑ins and sexploitation grinds, but with heavy promotion, it could wedge into wider playoff and perform quite well in general metropolitan situations.
Swedish “Mondo”‑type documentary loaded with incidents to titillate voyeuristic crowd. More sex than “I Am Curious.” Big for drive‑ins, sexploitation houses. Rating: X.
The publicity attendant to Sweden’s I Am Curious (Yellow) will doubtless boost the appeal of this Avco Embassy import among those craving voyeurism, Swedish style. This is not to say that Sweden, Heaven And Hell is as explicit as Curious, but it’s definitely “dirtier” in tone and intent, and boasts even more provocative angles. The most profitable market for this obviously artificial Italian-made “documentary” (a sort of Mondo Helga) will be the drive‑ins and sexploitation grinds, but with heavy promotion, it could wedge into wider playoff and perform quite well in general metropolitan situations.
- 2/25/2014
- by Joe Dante
- Trailers from Hell
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