Cultpix Radio Ep.20 - Swedish Kult för Kids and Documentaries

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Django Nudo and the Smut Peddler reconnect with their inner (Swedish) child in this episode, as they look at kids film and documentaries about days and artists past - from porn stars to painters.
First though there is a detour to the cinema, with the second Stockholm screening at Bio Aspen the previous Monday. Two films were shown, with introductions by the son of Boarne Vibenius and director Hans Hatwig, in the company of the little (green) man who was the star of the film. There are also preparations underway for the next films to be shown as part of Cult Tuesday at Everyman cinemas across the UK.
"Gröna gubbar från Y.R." (1986) or "Little Green Men from Outer Space" directed by Hans Hatwig with Keijo J Salmela, might be part of the cash in on the success of "E.T." on both sides of the Atlantic in terms of kids and aliens, yet stands on its own as an example of fun film making for children from the 1980s.
Next up is a children's film with a title so unwieldy that it must have contributed to its swift death at the box office. "Hur Marie träffade Fredrik, åsnan Rebus, kängurun Ploj och …" (1969) translates as "How Marie met Fredrik, Rebus the donkey, Ploj the Kangaroo and..." We explore what might come after the "...", but mostly about how the failure of this film led the mad genius of the director to then make the distinctly adult "Thriller - a Cruel Picture", followed by the even more pornographic "Breaking Point".
The poster of the last film was painted by Hans Arnold, with a 2019 documentary devoted to his work also on Cultpix. We also show his animated short "Fetknopparna" (1970). We go behind the scenes at a Swedish film collectors' convention (with a cameo by Smut Peddler himself!) in "Bakom projektorn" (2015).
"Desperately Seeking Seka" (2002) is a look at the Platinum Princess of Porn from the age when XXX films had plots. One slightly obsessive fan embarks on an epic journey to find her and along the way speaks to many of the greats of what is rightly known as the Golden Age of Porn, such as Veronica Hart, Peter North, Nina Hartley, Ashlyn Gere, Serenity, Al Goldstein, John Leslie, Randy West and many more.
While most of the films above sadly still lack English-language subtitles, "Desperately Seeking Seka" can definitely be enjoyed by all and we hope it will. We promise that in the coming weeks there will be more of something for eveybödy and not just our Swedish members. And as always, we play music and clips from the film that can be enjoyed by everybody listening.