Sex and the Law (1968)

Original title

Det kære legetøj

Directed by

Gabriel Axel

Genre

documentary film

Country

Denmark

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

18

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Danish documentary film from 1968 argues for legalizing pornography. It uses a mix of interviews, fake scenes, and comedy to mock the country's censorship laws.

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What happens

Det kære legetøj (The Dear Toy, also known as Danish Blue), made in 1968 by director Gabriel Axel, is a Danish feature film advocating the legalizing of pornography. A campaigning film, it mixes interviews, reconstructions and fiction in playful fashion, seeking to ridicule and undermine Denmark's censorship laws at the time. The film may be said to have been successful in its objective, as a year after its release Denmark completely legalized pornography. The film was banned in France but released in both England and the United States. It started a whole wave of documentary films about pornography in Denmark. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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