Maid in Sweden (1971)

Really Surprised!

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

'Maid in Sweden' is a soft porn. starring Christina Lindberg. For those old enough to remember, it evokes nice memories about the love & sex morals of the early seventies.Although 'Maid in Sweden' offers us a coherent story, one cannot overlook its downright lousy acting - in particular that of Lindberg herself. Its shooting could also have been done better, even by the standards of 1971.My DVD also offers a recent 10 minutes-interview with 57-year old Christina Lindberg. Although she answers her questions politely enough, one feels that Lindberg has left the nude shooting in her young life behind her a long ago ago already.

Sweet, naive, yet lovely and enticing virginal 16-year-old innocent country girl Inga (the delectable Christina Lindberg of "Thriller: A Cruel Picture" fame in her film debut) goes to the city to spend the weekend with her older, more worldly and experienced sister Greta (yummy blonde Monica Ekman) and her cad boyfriend Casten (the extremely jerky Krister Ekman). Inga gets in touch with her budding sexuality, loosens up, and learns the joys of booze, dancing, and intercourse. Casten's equally loutish friend Bjorn (homely beanpole Leif Naeslund) forces himself on Inga on their first date, but she falls for the creep anyway! When Inga decides to take a bath one fateful day, Casten naturally can't help but join the luscious lass for some splashy carnal fun (can anyone blame the guy?). Director Dan Wolman relates the sordid coming-of-age story at a steady pace and delivers plenty of tasty nudity and steamy soft-core sex scenes. The central plot clearly imitates Joe Sarno's sexploitation classic "Inga." (Ironically, Lindberg went on to appear in the Sarno flicks "Swedish Wildcats" and "Young Playthings"!). Not surprisingly, Wolman shows off Christina's awesomely abundant physical attributes as often as possible: Lindberg disrobes with pleasing regularity, masturbates in bed after catching Greta and Casten making love, cools off with a shower (shot in sensuous slow motion for extra erotic effect), and performs her sex scenes with scorching lusty abandon. Moreover, she also manages to deliver a touching and natural performance in her first lead role. Hasse Welin's pretty cinematography leers over Christina's fabulously voluptuous figure with undisguised lascivious intent while the catchy soundtrack boasts plenty of tuneful folksy rock songs. Highly recommended viewing for Christina Lindberg fans.

Inga, 16, travels to the city to visit her sister Greta. The walls of Greta's apartment are thin and soon Inga hears Greta and her boyfriend, Carsten making love. Inga's arousal and subsequent journey into adulthood are beautifully and tastefully depicted. The film is lit with exquisite subtlety and edited with calm good taste. Maid in Sweden was one of the first adult films to play in mainstream theaters in the early seventies, and as a sixteen year old myself at the time, this film had particular relevance for me. Upon seeing the film again it still stands the test of time.

Listed as first film for Christina Lindberg , who must have found it difficult to top herself after such an outstanding visual start. I would certainly recommend this film and any others she appeared in during that time frame. However, except for one other, it appears difficult to locate copies of her subsequent films. Certainly that covers those in which she had a leading role. As for the film, I felt enough thought went into the story line to make it much better than you might expect for this type of film.