Sytten
Sytten English title Erik Soyasis a 1965 Danish comingofage sex comedy directed by Annelise Meineche and starring Ole Sltoft and Ghita Nrby. Sltoft plays a 17yearold high school student who discovers the youthful excesses of sexual desire during his summer vacation in 1913. Based upon the semiautobiographical 1953 novel by Carl Erik Soya, Sytten was a financial success for the Palladium Film company and ushered in a wave of erotic films such as the Bedsidefilms and Zodiacfilms, most of which starred Sltoft.
Although Sytten was one of the first mainstream films in Denmark dealing with explicit nudity and sex along with Jeg en kvinde and Hallj i himmelsengen, the film provoked little controversy within the country. It had been more than ten years since the Danish public was indignant over the publication of Soyas novel as well as other controversial novels by Henry Miller and Agnar Mykle. By 1965, Danish attitudes had changed. In 1964, the state prosecutor had brought a pro forma obscenity case against the publishers of a new translation of Fanny Hill which ended in acquittal. Two years later, Denmarks laws against pornographic literature were repealed, and, in 1969, pictorial pornography was also decriminalized.Reaction outside of Denmark was different and viewings were limited. In the United Kingdom, the British Board of Film Censors BBFC refused to certify Sytten for viewing in standard cinemas. However, the final decision is always left to individual local authorities which normally follow the BBFCs decisions. Only in London, the Greater London Council permitted showings under an Xrating for individuals agedor over, at that time. ........
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