''Exponerad'' (), also known as ''Diary of a Rape'', ''The Depraved'', and ''Exposed'', is a 1971 Swedish

sexploitation A sexploitation film (or sex-exploitation film) is a class of independently produced, low-budget feature film that is generally associated with the 1960s and early 1970s, and that serves largely as a vehicle for the exhibition of non-explicit se ...

film directed by Lars Gustaf Emil Wiklund (not to be confused with the actor Gustav Wiklund) and starring

Christina Lindberg Britt Christina Marinette Lindberg (born 6 December 1950) is a Swedish journalist known internationally for her work as an actress and glamour model in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Biography Lindberg grew up in a working-class home in Anne ...

Plot premise

Lena, played by Lindberg, has a boyfriend but is lured in by an abusive older man. Lena's perceptions of the events remain largely ambiguous to the viewer, in part due to the film's

nonlinear narrative Nonlinear narrative, disjointed narrative, or disrupted narrative is a narrative technique, sometimes used in literature, film, video games, and other narratives, where events are portrayed, for example, out of chronological order or in other way ...

Release and reception

The film was initially released at the 1971

Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films ...

. After screening, it was banned in 27 countries— a fact that was later used widely in the film's promotional materials. In the U.S., 15 minutes were edited out of the film and it was marketed under the titles ''Diary of a Rape'' and ''The Depraved'', although the advertising for ''The Depraved'' stated that it was being presented without a single cut. The English-language versions now available use the translation of the original title, ''Exposed''. Like many

films, it was widely considered gratuitously sexual and violent, but some critics today still note the film's non-linear timeline and otherwise relatively artistic presentation. The film was re-released in 2012 alongside 5 other films as part of ''The Swedish Erotica Collection''.

Cast

... Lena Svensson (as Cristina Lindberg) *

Heinz Hopf Heinz Hopf (19 November 1894 – 3 June 1971) was a German mathematician who worked on the fields of topology and geometry. Early life and education Hopf was born in Gräbschen, Germany (now , part of Wrocław, Poland), the son of Elizabeth ( ...

... Helge *Björn Adelly ... Jan, Lena's boyfriend * Siv Ericks ... Jan's Mother (as Siv Eriks) *

Janne Carlsson Jan Edvard Carlsson (12 March 1937 – 31 August 2017), known professionally as Janne 'Loffe' Carlsson, was a Swedish actor, musician, composer and artist. Early life Carlsson was born on 12 March 1937 in Katarina Parish, Stockholm, the son of ...

... Lars *Birgitta Molin ... Ulla *

Margit Carlqvist Margit Carlqvist (born 11 February 1932 in Stockholm) is a Swedish actress. In Sweden she starred in many movies during the 1950s. Internationally, she may be best known for her role in Ingmar Bergman's film, '' Smiles of a Summer Night''. Sele ...

... Lena's Mother *

Bert-Åke Varg Bert-Åke Varg (né Lundström, 27 April 1932 – 31 December 2022) was a Swedish actor and singer."Bert Åke-Varg"

... Lena's Father (as Bert Åke Warg) *
Tor Isedal Tor Isedal (20 July 1924 – 18 February 1990) was a Swedish actor on stage, screen and television. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1952 and 1990. One of his sons is Swedish actor Ola Isedal. Partial filmography * '' She Came Like ...
... Party Guest

References

External links

Exponerad
at IMDB * 1971 films 1970s crime thriller films 1971 crime drama films Sexploitation films Swedish thriller films 1970s Swedish-language films Swedish films about revenge Films scored by Ralph Lundsten Teensploitation 1970s Swedish films {{1970s-Sweden-film-stub