Sweden: Heaven and Hell | |
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Directed by | Luigi Scattini |
Produced by | Mario Borghi |
Written by | Luigi Scattini |
Music by | Piero Umiliani |
Cinematography | Claudio Racca |
Editing by | Luigi Scattini |
Release date(s) | 4 September 1968 (Italy) |
Running time | 90 mins (US) 85 mins (Sweden) |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Sweden: Heaven and Hell (Svezia, inferno e paradiso) is an Italian mondo film from 1968 directed by Luigi Scattini.
The film which is made up of nine segments focuses on different aspects of sexuality in Sweden such as lesbian nightclubs, porn films, swinging lifestyle of married couples and sex education of teenagers. The film also examines drug addiction, alcoholism and suicides in Sweden.
The film also featured the debut of the "Mah Nà Mah Nà" song by Piero Umiliani. This song broke out internationally, making a hit record for Dave Pell in the United States, and later, achieving fame in a version by The Muppets.