Sweden: Heaven and Hell

Sweden: Heaven and Hell
Directed by Luigi Scattini
Produced by Mario Borghi
Written by Luigi Scattini
Music by Piero Umiliani
Cinematography Claudio Racca
Edited by Luigi Scattini
Distributed by Avco Embassy Pictures (US)
Release date
4 September 1968 (Italy)
Running time
90 mins (US)
85 mins (Sweden)
Country Italy
Language Italian

Sweden: Heaven and Hell (Italian: Svezia, inferno e paradiso) is an Italian mondo film from 1968 directed by Luigi Scattini. The English language print was narrated by British actor Edmund Purdom.

The film which is made up of nine segments focuses on different aspects of sexuality in Sweden such as lesbian nightclubs, porn films, the swinging lifestyle of married couples and the sex education of teenagers. The film also examines drug addiction, alcoholism and suicides in Sweden.

The film also featured the debut of the song "Mah Nà Mah Nà" by Piero Umiliani, later made famous by The Muppets.


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