Erotikon (1920 film) - Directed by Mauritz Stiller - Full Movie

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 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 with each scandalous plot twist and every salacious leer, and the result is a deliciously subversive comedy that was very much ahead of its time.

Erotikon is a 1920 Swedish romantic comedy film directed by Mauritz Stiller, starring Tora Teje, Karin Molander, Anders de Wahl and Lars Hanson. It is based on the 1917 play A kék róka by Ferenc Herczeg. The story revolves around an entomology professor obsessed with the sexual life of bugs, and his easygoing wife who is courted by two suitors.

Directed by: Mauritz Stiller
Screenplay by: Mauritz Stiller, Arthur Nordén
Based on: A kék róka by Ferenc Herczeg
Starring: Tora Teje, Karin Molander, Anders de Wahl, Lars Hanson
Cinematography: Henrik Jaenzon
Production company: AB Svensk Filmindustri
Distributed by: AB Svenska Biografteaterns Filmbyrå
Release date: 8 November 1920
Running time: 106 minutes
Country: Sweden
Languages: Silent, Swedish intertitles