Anita: Swedish Nymphet (Swedish: Anita – ur en tonårsflickas dagbok, lit. 'From the Diary of a Teenage Girl'; French: Les Impures) is a 1973 erotic drama film written and directed by Torgny Wickman, starring Christina Lindberg, Stellan Skarsgård, Per Mattsson, Ewert Granholm and Arne Ragneborn.
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Plot
This erotic tale centers on the alluring Anita, whose search for love leads to an empty life of nymphomania. Anita's self-destructive path takes a new turn when she meets college student Erik, who tries to help her overcome her addiction. Erik plays the role of counselor as Anita slowly reveals her troubled past, but will his prescription of ultimate ecstasy really cure her?
Cast
Christina Lindberg as Anita
Stellan Skarsgård as Erik
Danièle Vlaminck as Anita's mother
Michel David as Anita's father
Per Mattsson as artist
Ewert Granholm as the glasser
Arne Ragneborn as man at library
Jörgen Barwe as Lundbaeck
Ericka Wickman as Anita's twin sister (daughter of director Torgny Wickman)
Berit Agedahl as Lesbian social worker
Jan-Olof Rydqvist as school teacher
Thore Segelström as school teacher
Lasse Lundberg as man at railway station
Production
The film was made in Stockholm, Katrineholm and the church in Vadsbro with its two towers.
Reception
A retrospective review from Scoopy.com declared: "Because of its serious treatment of nymphomania as a disease, Anita is not at all erotic".
Distribution
Because of its explicit nature, the film was banned in Norway and New Zealand.
