Diary of a Rape (1971)
"Exponerad" (original title)

Young Lena is trapped in a complex situation of sex and lies.

Director:

Gustav Wiklund

Writers:

Tony Forsberg, Gustav Wiklund

Stars:

Christina Lindberg, Heinz Hopf, Björn Adelly

Cast

Cast overview:
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
Tor Isedal	...	Party Guest
Margit Carlqvist	...	Lena's Mother
Bert-Åke Varg	...	Lena's Father (as Bert Åke Warg)
Lennart Lindberg	...	Lena's first Hitch-Hike
Håkan Westergren	...	Taxidermist

Storyline

Lena is alone in the city when her parents are on vacation. She's torn between her innocent boyfriend and the older, more experienced, and sadistic sociopath Helge. She tells Jan about Helge, who gets angry and slaps her, she thereafter runs away and hitchhikes with the promiscuous and friendly couple Lars and Ulla, with whom she goes to Jan's mother's summer cabin. The day after, her boyfriend finds her there and takes her back to the city. Where she yet again is drawn to Helge. Lena's memories, the present and fantasies are frequently mixed.

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Plot Keywords:

sex | sociopath | female nudity | voyeur | porn magazine | 

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Taglines:

Direct from Sweden - Banned in 27 countries

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

23 August 1971 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Diary of a Rape

Filming Locations:

Sweden

Box Office

Gross:

SEK 31,799 (Sweden)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Olympic Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 75 min (English dubbed)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in 42nd Street Forever: Blu-ray Edition (2012)

User Reviews

More Euro-art-house-erotica than exploitation.

17-year-old hottie Lena (Christine Lindberg) is prone to flights of fancy, most of which involve her being sexually abused or killed. Torn between two lovers, boyfriend Jan and hedonistic pig Helge (who is blackmailing her with naked photos), Lena decides to run away, but after a few days on the road, during which she imagines herself raped, murdered and killed in a car crash, she returns home to confront her problems, all of which might only be inside her head anyway.

The subtitles for my copy of Exponerad lagged a couple of minutes behind the film, meaning that I found matters really hard to follow—not that I care that much, because the story was dreadfully dull from what I could gather and isn't what drew me to the film in the first place. No, I sought this one out for the same reason that I imagine most men do: to enjoy the the exquisite beauty and ample curves of young, doe-eyed sexpot Lindberg, who being a liberal-minded Swede in the early 70s, frequently disrobes and indulges in soft-core hanky-panky and light bondage for the pleasure of the viewer.

Apart from the regular nudity from the star, there isn't much else to recommend about Exponerad: Lena's violent daydreams are fairly jarring I suppose, and certainly make the viewer wonder what the hell is going, as does a trip to the cinema in which we are treated to several minutes of a Johnny Weismuller Tarzan classic, but everything pales in comparison to the other Lindberg films I have seen so far (my other Lindberg viewings being revenge flick Thriller: A Cruel picture and pinku Journey To Japan).

Without Christina, this would probably only be a 3/10 tops; with her, It's got to be worth a 5.