Sweden: Heaven and Hell (1968)

I couldn't recall why I had added this film to my list and only discovered the reason after getting most of the way through the film.  It was only for a short musical segment.  The film features the debut of the song Mahna mahna, which is in turn the basis for arguably the best Muppet sketch ever.

The film itself turns out to be the start of the mondo series of explation films presented as a pseudo documentary.  Some of the things featured in this film are clearly staged.

I certainly cannot vouch for the accuracy of this film, but it does represent Sweden in a way that appeals to me.  They make it appear that Sweden has extremely liberal views on sex and is free from the christian sexual repression that pervades in America.  They also show that Sweden regulates liquor sales quite tightly, and that known alcoholics (and identified by some sort of black list) are banned from purchasing alcohol.

Still, I wonder if people really do eat shoe polish for the .  It seems that the cost of alcohol would be