Erotikon : a comedy in five acts /

Comic portrayal of seduction and its consequences for the participants over time. The bored wife of an entomologist cheats on her husband by seducing his best friend Preben, a darkly handsome but chaste sculptor, and with another man, the town's womanizing aviator. Meanwhile, her husband becom...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Erotikon (Motion picture : 1920).
Corporate Authors: Svensk filmindustri, Kino International Corporation
Other Authors: Stiller, Mauritz, 1883-1928, Whal, Anders de, 1869-1956, Teje, Tora, 1893-1970, Hanson, Lars, 1887-1965, Molander, Karin, 1889-1978
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: New York : Kino on Video, [2006]
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Summary:Comic portrayal of seduction and its consequences for the participants over time. The bored wife of an entomologist cheats on her husband by seducing his best friend Preben, a darkly handsome but chaste sculptor, and with another man, the town's womanizing aviator. Meanwhile, her husband becomes attracted to his own niece.
Item Description:Silent film with intertitles in English with musical accompaniment.
"Inspired by an idea developed by Stiller & Co."
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1920.
First released in Sweden.
Color tinted.
Aspect ratio 1.33:1.
Special features: Rediscovering Sweden: Peter Cowie introduces the films of Mauritz Stiller; Stiller & Sjöström; Stiller biography; Stiller filmography.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Screenplay, Ferenc Herczeg, Gustaf Molander, Arthur Norden, Mauritz Stiller ; photography, Henrik Jaenzon ; music, Bruce Bennett, Paul Mercer.