Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersIndependent Spirit AwardsWomen's History MonthSXSWSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
IMDbPro

Erotikon

  • 1920
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
989
YOUR RATING
Erotikon (1920)
ComedyRomance

EROTIKON surely pushed the boundaries of what was acceptable on the screen in 1920: Irene, the bored wife of a distracted entomologist, pursues a womanizing aviator, but she may actually be ... Read allEROTIKON surely pushed the boundaries of what was acceptable on the screen in 1920: Irene, the bored wife of a distracted entomologist, pursues a womanizing aviator, but she may actually be in love with Preben, her husband's best friend. Meanwhile, her husband seems to be getting... Read allEROTIKON surely pushed the boundaries of what was acceptable on the screen in 1920: Irene, the bored wife of a distracted entomologist, pursues a womanizing aviator, but she may actually be in love with Preben, her husband's best friend. Meanwhile, her husband seems to be getting unusually close with his own niece. Stiller obviously delights in teasing his audience wi... Read all

  • Director
    • Mauritz Stiller
  • Writers
    • Ferenc Herczeg
    • Gustaf Molander
    • Arthur Nordén
  • Stars
    • Anders de Wahl
    • Tora Teje
    • Karin Molander
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    989
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mauritz Stiller
    • Writers
      • Ferenc Herczeg
      • Gustaf Molander
      • Arthur Nordén
    • Stars
      • Anders de Wahl
      • Tora Teje
      • Karin Molander
    • 16User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Photos18

    Erotikon (1920)
    Lars Hanson and Tora Teje in Erotikon (1920)
    Tora Teje in Erotikon (1920)
    Lars Hanson in Erotikon (1920)
    Anders de Wahl and Lars Hanson in Erotikon (1920)
    Erotikon (1920)
    Anders de Wahl and Karin Molander in Erotikon (1920)
    Lars Hanson and Tora Teje in Erotikon (1920)
    Vilhelm Bryde and Tora Teje in Erotikon (1920)
    Anders de Wahl in Erotikon (1920)
    Karin Molander in Erotikon (1920)
    Torsten Hammarén and Karin Molander in Erotikon (1920)

    Top cast

    Edit
    Anders de Wahl
    Anders de Wahl
    • Professor Leo Charpentier
    Tora Teje
    Tora Teje
    • Irene Charpentier, the Professor's Wife
    Karin Molander
    Karin Molander
    • Marthe, Leo's Niece
    Elin Lagergren
    • Irene's Mother
    Lars Hanson
    Lars Hanson
    • Preben Wells, the Sculptor
    Vilhelm Bryde
    Vilhelm Bryde
    • Baron Felix
    Bell Hedqvist
    • The Baron's Friend
    Torsten Hammarén
    • Professor Sidonius
    Vilhelm Berndtson
    • Jean the Butler
    Stina Berg
    Stina Berg
    • Servant
    John Lindlöf
    • Preben's Friend
    Greta Lindgren
    • Preben's Model
    Carl Wallin
    • Fur Salesman
    Gucken Cederborg
    Gucken Cederborg
    • Kitchen Maid
    Tora Wibergh
    • Jenny
    Carina Ari
    • Schaname the Dancer
    Martin Oscár
    • Shah the Dancer
    Fridolf Rhudin
    Fridolf Rhudin
    • Young Man
    • Director
      • Mauritz Stiller
    • Writers
      • Ferenc Herczeg(play "A Kék róka")
      • Gustaf Molander(screenplay)
      • Arthur Nordén(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    More like this

    The Parson's Widow
    7.1
    The Parson's Widow
    Sir Arne's Treasure
    7.1
    Sir Arne's Treasure
    Sången om den eldröda blomman
    6.8
    Sången om den eldröda blomman
    Terje Vigen
    7.3
    Terje Vigen
    The Outlaw and His Wife
    7.2
    The Outlaw and His Wife
    Erotikon
    7.1
    Erotikon
    The Nurtull Gang
    6.5
    The Nurtull Gang
    Ingeborg Holm
    7.0
    Ingeborg Holm
    Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire
    5.9
    Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire
    Servant's Entrance
    6.2
    Servant's Entrance
    Leaves From Satan's Book
    6.6
    Leaves From Satan's Book
    Malar Pirates
    6.3
    Malar Pirates

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Connections
      Featured in Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (1995)

    User reviews16

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    8/10
    Authentic Introduction to Great Swedish Productions
    Beside Victor Sjostrom, the well known director of THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE, the man who contributed his wonderfully individual style into the silent productions of Svensk Filmindustrie and, consequently, into the world cinema was Mauritz Stiller. What a great name for many movie historians! The man who took all pains to make his productions special, the director who creatively brought to screen Selma Lagerlof's immortal novels, the tutor famous for discovering Greta Gustafsson (Greta Garbo)...one could endlessly continue with the significant facts. Yet, that is not the case. What seems to be important here is Stiller's innovation and his mesmerizing ability to surprise viewers. Such a surprise is his EROTIKON, a 1920 silent film which would surely meet the standards of a comedy, a vivid action film, a romantic picture with subtle images and a glorious boast of fine acting.

    The content of EROTIKON is seemingly simple and refers mostly to the relations, or better said 'inter-relations' among people. Yet, we have to realize that the film is being seen nowadays from the entirely different perspective with the entirely new vision of certain aspects. Naturally, even the things we expect in a comedy changed. Any silent film is, of course, being seen differently. When we consider the content regarding this very knowledge, EROTIKON occurs to be revolutionary, much ahead of its time. Stiller proves to be extremely open to modern thinking and, as a result, he becomes a milestone in the later trends in cinema. Certain notions on marriage, on the place of women in society, on the superiority of feelings to old, dusted regulations are particularly modern and appealing to an average movie buff nowadays. Here, the open minded thinking is so fresh, so unique, so absorbing though the film is, paradoxically, almost a century old. Why? Because EROTIKON is no preacher of what the things should be like but places the characters in the superior positions.

    Since the characters make for the story, it is thanks to them that we enjoy the film. A few people are in the lead and...their emotions, desires, dreams seem to achieve their intensity and climax at the end. This is Professor Leo (Anders De Wahl). Most professors are famous for their researches and it depends, of course, what they research on...Leo's researches are quite peculiar...their subject are the beetles. He is a book buff, a calm man who loves very concrete schedule and takes life rather optimistically. Being naive in erotic tensions here and there, he skips certain desires around. Yet, he detests one thing: dramatic endings. His wife, Irene (Tora Teje) is a character worth consideration. She is a sort of prototype of a modern woman, independent of her husband, a woman who has a clear idea of what to do with life once giving a furrier a lesson of patience, another time traveling with a 'new Ikar' by helicopter, Baron Felix. Played by Tora Teje, she is given some marvelous moments of humor. Consider her waving at the husband or flirting scenes. Then comes a young, youthful, pretty, enthusiastic Marte (Karin Molander), a sweetie who loves sweets, a character who represents a light-hearted glimpse of a young girl: listening curiously to Professor's lecture on beetles' sexual life at the door, smoking a cigarette when the guests have left, making certain sensual moves meant to arouse men. She surprises us most at the end... Finally comes Preben (Lars Hanson), the best friend of the professor who has a crush on Irene...he appears to be fluent, more aware of life, sophisticated and burning within, burning with desire. Wonderfully portrayed by Lars Hanson, the actor who later became famous in Hollywood, the character of Prebel is very clear and memorable.

    Those four characters supply us with wonderful tension that you will never forget. Their plots are so strongly linked to the strange fate of Shah and his wife in the Schaname that the opera sequence makes a perfect sense in the movie.

    When seeing EROTIKON one may notice many other innovations, artistic features that played such a decisive role in Stiller's productions. For the director who had an unbelievable flair for beauty, the film could not come out with the lack of elegant wardrobe, wonderful sets, stunning visuals, catchy close-ups, fluent camera work and the technologically modern (for the time) stimuli like phones in a car and a helicopter. It all adds a certain amount of artistic pleasure and makes EROTIKON a valuable, enjoyable movie.

    There is, moreover, one more aspect I would like to add when considering the artistic aspect. It is the great job done by Alva Lindbohm Lundin and the whole aesthetics and creativity in the subtitles. The pictures, created by her in the Svensk Filmindustrie, include birds chirping as the symbol of flirting or a question mark between the hearts symbolizing the dilemma who loves whom. These are just a few among the whole chain of wonderful ideas.

    Some people will perhaps say that there are many elements of American cinema...true to a certain extent...like modern music often models upon immortal classical pieces, the same has occurred to happen in cinema...EROTIKON is a highly recommended film as an authentic presentation of certain aspects, as a tribute to feelings that should reign our acts, as the beautiful song "Jeg Elsker Dig" (I love you) that mysteriously showed the characters the paths they should take. A brilliant silent film!
    helpful•7
    1
    • marcin_kukuczka
    • Jan 2, 2011

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • November 8, 1920 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • Sweden
    • Languages
      • None
      • Swedish
    • Also known as
      • When We Are Married
    • Filming locations
      • Royal Opera, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Production company
      • Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Erotikon (1920)
    Top Gap
    What is the English language plot outline for Erotikon (1920)?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2023 by IMDb.com, Inc.