SWEDEN: HEAVEN AND HELL (1968) Luigi Scattini shockumentary
3661DVD
"Sweden:
Where Facts of Life are Stranger than Fiction"
original
Italian title: SVEZIA INFERNO E PARADISO [Sweden Hell and Heaven]
also known as SWEDEN HEAVEN OR HELL
director:
Luigi Scattini
narration by Edmund Purdom music by Piero Umiliani
This
shockumentary broke boxoffice records upon its USA release in 1968 (see
right), attracting huge audiences hoping for a glimpse at the ugly underbelly
of the "world's most idyllic country." The ads promised: SEEThe Love Cruise: A training course for turned-on teens, SEE
Bachelorette Party: A bride-to-be's last fling, SEEMoonlightlight
Babes: Cops by day, nude models at night, SEEThe Swap
Shop: A trade-in deal for married couples only, SEEPolar
Bare Club: World's most beautiful snow girls, SEEA Haven
for Hippies: Where everything is free, SEEThe Communal
for Survival: a radiation-proof city beneath a city, SEE
The Eden of Sweden: Where clothes aren't allowed, SEEThe
Smut Library: The world of government sanctioned porn. Plus more!
revolution
of the '60s. Interesting, the film also featured a unique soundtrack
from Piero Umiliani which included his Mah-Na-Mah-Na (see
left), an infectious tune that later charted as a Muppet 'original'
(supposedly performed by The Two Snowths). Luigi Scattini
graduated with a law degree, but chose to become a journalist and film
critic for several Italian magazines including Gente and
Oggi. He became a documentarian in the early '60s and
moved to the 'shockumentary' with this project. He would often work
as editor and scripter for his projects. In 1977, he helmed a quirky
actioner with Annie Belle and Pamela Grier, NIGHT
OF THE HIGH TIDE. Mr Scattini died from natural causes in 2010
at age 83.
An
Italian film in English language; fullscreen format, fully uncut version
(86 minutes),
DVDs encoded for ALL REGION NTSC; extras include trailers.
Shockumentary
Violence/Nudity/Drugs/Sexual
situations
For Adult Audiences
This
shockumentary broke boxoffice records upon its USA release in 1968 (see
right), attracting huge audiences hoping for a glimpse at the ugly underbelly
of the "world's most idyllic country." The ads promised: SEE
The Love Cruise: A training course for turned-on teens, SEE
Bachelorette Party: A bride-to-be's last fling, SEE Moonlightlight
Babes: Cops by day, nude models at night, SEE The Swap
Shop: A trade-in deal for married couples only, SEE Polar
Bare Club: World's most beautiful snow girls, SEE A Haven
for Hippies: Where everything is free, SEE The Communal
for Survival: a radiation-proof city beneath a city, SEE
The Eden of Sweden: Where clothes aren't allowed, SEE The
Smut Library: The world of government sanctioned porn. Plus more!
revolution
of the '60s. Interesting, the film also featured a unique soundtrack
from Piero Umiliani which included his Mah-Na-Mah-Na (see
left), an infectious tune that later charted as a Muppet 'original'
(supposedly performed by The Two Snowths). Luigi Scattini
graduated with a law degree, but chose to become a journalist and film
critic for several Italian magazines including Gente and
Oggi. He became a documentarian in the early '60s and
moved to the 'shockumentary' with this project. He would often work
as editor and scripter for his projects. In 1977, he helmed a quirky
actioner with Annie Belle and Pamela Grier, 
