Exponerad
{{Infobox film
| name = Exponerad
| image = Exponerad.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| director = Gustaf Wiklund
| producer = Ingemar Ejve, Gustav Wiklund
| writer = Tony Forsberg
| starring = Christina Lindberg
Heinz Hopf
| music = Berndt Egerbladh, Ralph Lundsten
| cinematography =
| editing = Ingemar Ejve
| distributor = Olympic Film International AB {{small|(Sweden)}}
| released = {{Film date|1971|05|01|df=yes}}
| runtime = 92 minutes
| country = Sweden
| language = Swedish
| budget =
}}
Exponerad ({{Translation|Exposed}}), also known as Diary of a Rape, The Depraved, and Exposed, is a 1971 Swedish sexploitation film directed by Lars Gustaf Emil Wiklund (not to be confused with the actor Gustav Wiklund) and starring Christina Lindberg.
Plot premise
Lena, played by Lindberg, has a boyfriend but is lured in by an abusive older man.{{cite news |last1=Tyler |first1=Kieron |title=The Swedish Erotica Collection: Alienation, Education and Morality |url=https://theartsdesk.com/film/swedish-erotica-collection-alienation-education-and-morality |accessdate=February 5, 2020 |work=TheArtsDesk.com |date=January 23, 2012}} Lena's perceptions of the events remain largely ambiguous to the viewer, in part due to the film's nonlinear narrative.{{cite web |last1=Patterson |first1=Adam |title=Grindhouse Weekly: EXPONERAD |url=https://filmpulse.net/grindhouse-weekly-exponerad/ |website=Film Pulse |accessdate=February 5, 2020 |date=January 10, 2014}}
Release and reception
The film was initially released at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival. After screening, it was banned in 27 countries— a fact that was later used widely in the film's promotional materials.{{cite book |last1=Stevenson |first1=Jack |title=Scandinavian Blue: The Erotic Cinema of Sweden and Denmark in the 1960s and 1970s |date=September 5, 2015 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9781476612591 |page=208 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0RWBCgAAQBAJ |accessdate=February 5, 2020}}
In the U.S., 15 minutes were edited out of the film and it was marketed under the titles Diary of a Rape and The Depraved, although the advertising for The Depraved stated that it was being presented without a single cut. The English-language versions now available use the translation of the original title, Exposed.
Like many sexploitation films, it was widely considered gratuitously sexual and violent, but some critics today still note the film's non-linear timeline and otherwise relatively artistic presentation.
The film was re-released in 2012 alongside five other films as part of The Swedish Erotica Collection.
Cast
- Christina Lindberg ... Lena Svensson (as Cristina Lindberg)
- Heinz Hopf... Helge
- Björn Adelly ... Jan, Lena's boyfriend
- Siv Ericks ... Jan's Mother (as Siv Eriks)
- Janne Carlsson... Lars
- Birgitta Molin ... Ulla
- Margit Carlqvist... Lena's Mother
- Bert-Åke Varg ... Lena's Father (as Bert Åke Warg)
- Tor Isedal... Party Guest
References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067076/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Exponerad] at IMDB
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Category:1971 crime thriller films
Category:1971 crime drama films
Category:Swedish thriller films
Category:1970s Swedish-language films
Category:Swedish films about revenge
Category:Films scored by Ralph Lundsten
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