Det kære legetøj

1968 Danish film

29 July 1968 (1968-07-29)

Running time

91 minutesCountryDenmarkLanguageDanish

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Cast

Birgit Brüel
Henrik Wiehe
Aage Fønss
Susanne Jagd [da]
Eddie Karnil [da]
Arne Hansen [da]
Kirsten Norholt [da]
Hardy Rafn
Per Pallesen
Poul Glargaard
Jesper Klein

References

^ Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Scarecrow Press. 31 August 2012. pp. 66–. ISBN 978-0-8108-5524-3.
^ Ib Bondebjerg (2012). Virkelighedsbilleder: den moderne danske dokumentarfilm (in Danish). Samfundslitteratur. pp. 195–. ISBN 978-87-593-1629-0.
^ Peter Schepelern (2010). Filmleksikon (in Danish). Gyldendal A/S. pp. 41–. ISBN 978-87-02-04523-9.