Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Sweden, Heaven and Hell

Italian Mondo documentary about liberal Swedish culture (read: softcore porn). I came across it for it's soundtrack song, Mah Na Mah Na, a song adopted in the 1970s by the Sesame Street gang. This association is especially strange as the film features biker gangs, suicide, and meter maids who pose as nude models by night. I guess the nutshell of this 60s freakshow is about the double edged sword of freedom, or rather a mondo window into good 'ole cine-depravity.

Easy Tempo reissued the Piero Umiliani soundtrack in the 90s amidst the lounge revival. One of my favorite albums.