Second Coming of Eva

A dissolute, lecherous scoundrel name "Bo Goldenrod" has a chance to inherit a fortune from his late moralistic uncle, but first he has to prove he can do something for the betterment of society. So he decides to create a school for "troubled girls" (you can quickly see where this is going). Strangely his "pupils" all look to be at least twenty, including the title character "Eva" who is first seen having a VERY wet dream after which she is shipped off to the school by her prim older sister. Anyway, as soon as the parents are out the door, a massive orgy erupts led by two stripper/prostitutes from Beirut(?) who are hiding out at the new school. The orgy starts out softcore, but eventually goes hardcore (though lacking in the "money shots" traditional to American XXX).

Eva initially resists participating in the orgy, but she is soon seduced first by a women, then by a man,and she proves to be a real "screamer". This is a problem because a lawyer hired by "Goldenrod's" greedy family is hanging around, hoping to find evidence against the nephew, and "Eva's" sister also shows up suspecting something is amiss (But what do you think the chances are that these two will end up joining the festivities?).

Frankly, the "plot" here goes to hell as soon hardcore sex rears its spunky head. It's not a great plot, anyway, but if you compare this to the softcore sex comedy of the contemporary Danish "Bedside" series or some of director Mac Ahlberg's softcore films ("I,a Woman", "Around the World with Fanny Hill"), this is significantly less entertaining--unless, of course, you're a crazed onanist (look that up if you need to) who wants to watch people have sex for 90 minutes straight. On the plus side though Alberg is a good cinematographer (who would later find success in Hollywood), the music is pretty good (and it rarely is in XXX porn), and the girls are all pretty with no silicone in sight. (Also, at no point, does Ron Jeremy show up. . .). There's too much XXX here if you don't like XXX, and if you do, there's probably not enough. I've seen worse movies though.

The great thing about old European and indeed American porn films like this is that they contain not just the porn segments but comedic and drama elements as well. The writer/director Mac Ahlberg shows that he knows how to keep the viewer entertained with a good story and not too much porn that it gets repetitious and boring - certainly not the so-called all-action porn served up nowadays. The music soundtrack from Claes Oesterdahl compliments the film very well.

Teresa Svensson plays Eva, a young woman discovering her sexuality but her secret self-pleasuring is discovered by her repressed sister, played by Kim frank. The school to which Eva is sent is not all it is supposed to be and although Eva at first declines the special tuition, she eventually succumbs. (this is a hard core porn film so what do you expect?) The sex scenes are erotic to a degree but it does seem as if this film was made without the benefit of a steadicam, the cameraman, at times getting as animated as the actors. The film on DVD is well worth searching out.

Eva (the sexy redhead Teresa Svensson) is a young woman with a budding sexuality, and one morning she's caught by her older sister peeling her sardine, caressing her anchovy, adding sauce to her clam... The sister, a very puritanical and conservative woman, is horrified and decides that Eva must enroll in a strict, moralistic girls' boarding school, hoping she'll receive "moral and aesthetic instruction from competent teachers" (literally) that will suppress her impulses. However, the school, run by Bo Gyllenstake, a freeloader trying to prove he can "renew his moral values" to fulfill an irrevocable clause and inherit from a relative living in the US, turns out to be a hotbed of repressed desires and unparalleled sexual activity. In this environment, instead of being "reformed," Eva witnesses the erotic escapades of the students and their interactions with the rest of the staff. The plot follows Eva's arduous intellectual odyssey in an unfamiliar setting, where her curiosity transforms into active participation, exploring her urges and experiencing sexual release in the form of intense and liberating orgasms.

"Porr i Skandalskolan" (roughly translated as "Pornography in the School of Scandal") is distinguished by its light and often comedic approach. The plot is decidedly thin and serves primarily as a MacGuffin to string together a series of explicit sexual encounters. It doesn't take itself too seriously, seeking entertainment through sexual gags and absurd situations more akin to a farce than an erotic drama.

Mac Ahlberg, known for his work as a director and cinematographer on typically softcore Scandinavian projects (such as "Flossie" in 1974, or "Justine och Juliette" a year later), gives the film a visually competent look for the standards of the time and genre, and the plot plays with the recurring contrast between a supposedly rigid morality and the inevitable effervescence of conflicting sexual impulses. The central thread is the protagonist's sexual liberation and discovery within a permissive context.

Swedish schoolgirl (pretty mature-looking to me) Theresa Svensson is caught exploring her sexuality and her prim older sister ships her off to boarding school. However it's obviously the Swedish campus of Harrad University and faculty-student relations are quite friendly. Helpful American exchange coed Brigitte Maier gives Eva some private lessons, and Eva adapts them to hetero. Meanwhile, a stuffy lawyer arrives to investigate the school and the frisky coeds decide to convert him from puritanism.

Directed by renowned cinematographer Mac Ahlberg, this is a cute comedy with a number of pretty, naked girls and a few segments of XXX. American Brigitte Maier does lioness' share of the outright hardcore (not that there is a lot of it in any case). Annica Salomonsson, wow-level brunette beauty, bares her body but does nothing explicit, and lead Svensson offers only some nudity and receives a bit of pretty girl-girl from Maier. Picture could have been shot soft X with no loss whatever. Anyone looking for heat is advised to look elsewhere, fast! Given that they've already seen AMERICAN PIE, there are only one or two places where you'd even bother sending your own over-12s out of the room while this is playing. Amiable enough for what it is.

I saw this film - by chance - way back in 1995 on VHS. This was recorded as a second feature on a tape I had bought, and I was pretty pleased with this unexpected bonus. The film is good enough in terms of erotica, without being anything special. The version I saw was edited crudely from the hardcore version, so that while it was ostensibly 'softcore', you could tell that the performers were really doing the deed. However, this is an old film, when even porn took time to focus on things like story, character, etc, unlike the mechanized, by-the-numbers contemporary porn. Hence, the camera doesn't often close in on the 'action', and therefore the cuts were few and far between. I realized fairly recently that the director of this film is a famed cinematographer and has worked in that capacity on many mainstream Hollywood films (The Brady Bunch Movie, etc), and a lot of famous horror films (House, Re-Animator, etc)! No worries, Mac...this film is certainly nothing to be ashamed of, in your list of credits.

Too bad a mate pinched my copy of the VHS, as I'd love to revisit this film. Oh, well...maybe I can find the uncut version this time...