491 (1964)
- Directed by
- Vilgot Sjöman
- Genre
- drama film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- Sweden
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 19 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of young criminals take part in a social experiment where they are supervised by forgiving social workers while living together in an apartment. The experiment becomes strained as the situation spirals out of control.
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What happens
491 is a 1964 Swedish black-and-white drama film directed by Vilgot Sjöman, based on a novel by Lars Görling. The story is about a group of youth criminals who are chosen to participate in a social experiment in which they are assigned to live together in an apartment while being supervised by two forgiving social workers. The film's tagline is: "It is written that 490 times you can sin and be forgiven. This motion picture is about the 491st." This controversial film, which featured a male homosexual rape scene, was first banned in Sweden, but was rereleased after reediting. One of the excised scenes depicted a woman being raped by a dog. The film was also banned in Norway until 1971. The British Board of Film Classification refused to certify the film in 1968, meaning it cannot be distributed in the United Kingdom. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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