Erotikon (1920 film)

Erotikon
Erotikon
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mauritz Stiller
Screenplay by	Mauritz Stiller; Arthur Nordén
Based on	A kék róka; by Ferenc Herczeg
Starring	Tora Teje; Karin Molander; Anders de Wahl; Lars Hanson
Cinematography	Henrik Jaenzon
Music by	Kurt Atterberg
Production; company	AB Svensk Filmindustri
Distributed by	AB Svenska Biografteaterns Filmbyrå
Release date	8 November 1920;
Running time	106 minutes
Country	Sweden
Languages	Silent; Swedish intertitles

Erotikon is a 1920 Swedish romantic comedy film directed by Mauritz Stiller, starring Tora Teje, Karin Molander, Anders de Wahl and Lars Hanson. It is based on the 1917 play A kék róka by Ferenc Herczeg. The story revolves around an entomology professor obsessed with the sexual life of bugs, and his easygoing wife who is courted by two suitors.

Plot

Leo Charpentier, entomology professor, is interested in polygamy among beetles but hasn't noticed that his wife Irene is having an affair with his best friend, sculptor Preben Wells, and flirting with an aviator, Baron Felix. They go to a ballet – Schaname, about the shah's wife who tries to seduce his best friend: he demurs but the shah kills him anyway. Leo says he'd have preferred a happy ending. In a shop, Irene hears a woman charging a fur to Preben and walks out, jealous. Preben sees Felix taking a woman home, and thinks it's Irene, and is also jealous. He goes to Irene's home and accuses her; she tells Leo she's deceived him, and walks out. Preben finds Felix's friend wasn't Irene at all. To atone for his mistake, he tries to return Irene to Leo – but when he finds her, and explains that the woman buying the fur was his model, it's they who make up. Irene phones Leo to point out that his niece Marte loves him and will cook the meals for him she never did herself.

Cast

Anders de Wahl as Leo Charpentier
Tora Teje as Irene
Karin Molander as Marthe
Elin Lagergren as Irene's mother
Lars Hanson as Preben Wells
Vilhelm Bryde as baron Felix
Bell Hedqvist as the baron's female friend
Torsten Hammarén as Sidonius
Vilhelm Berndtson as Jean

The extensive ballet scene in the film was choreographed by Carina Ari, noted Swedish dancer. The dance was performed by the Royal Swedish Ballet and music was written by Kurt Atterberg.^[1]

Release

The film premiered in Sweden on 8 November 1920.^[2] It became a commercial success and was sold to 45 markets abroad.^[3]

References

^ Näslund, Erik (Autumn 1989). "Carina Ari". Dance Research. 7 (2). Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh University Press: 74–75. doi:10.2307/1290772. ISSN 0264-2875. JSTOR 1290772.
^ "Erotikon (1920): Release dates". Swedish Film Database. Swedish Film Institute. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
^ "Erotikon (1920): Komentar". Swedish Film Database (in Swedish). Swedish Film Institute. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2011.

External links

Erotikon at IMDb
Erotikon at the Swedish Film Institute Database

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[1] Näslund, Erik (Autumn 1989). "Carina Ari". Dance Research. 7 (2). Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh University Press: 74–75. doi:10.2307/1290772. ISSN 0264-2875. JSTOR 1290772.

[2] "Erotikon (1920): Release dates". Swedish Film Database. Swedish Film Institute. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2011.

[3] "Erotikon (1920): Komentar". Swedish Film Database (in Swedish). Swedish Film Institute. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2011.

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