''Bedroom Mazurka'' () also known as ''Bedside Mazurka'', is a 1970 Danish

sex comedy Sex comedy, erotic comedy or more broadly sexual comedy is a genre in which comedy is motivated by sexual situations and love affairs. Although "sex comedy" is primarily a description of dramatic forms such as theatre and film, literary works such ...

film, directed by John Hildard. It is about a

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al school master who is initiated into the world of

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. It was the first of the eight

Bedside-films The ''Bedside''-films is a series of eight feature films directed by John Hilbard in 1970–76, and form part of the wave of erotic films from Denmark. The eight films are connected by the Danish word "sengekant" (bedside) in the title of each fil ...

, an erotic film series produced in Denmark between 1970 and 1976, and it was the most popular, and many regard it as the best. All the Bedside-films had many pornographic sex scenes, but were nevertheless considered mainstream films. It was based on the short novel by Danish author Soya, ''Mazurka''.

Plot

The film takes place in the all-boys private boarding school Krabbesøgaard (English: ''Crab Lake Farm''). The

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of the school has been appointed as the new minister of culture. Because of this, the rector Bosted (

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) needs to find his replacement. The choice falls on the young teacher Mikkelsen (

Ole Søltoft Ole Søltoft (8 January 1941 – 9 May 1999 in Kolding) was a Danish actor who became an icon of the 1970s wave of Danish erotic feature film comedies. For over a decade he starred or co-starred in nearly all notable films in this genre and became ...

), who is popular amongst the students because he wants to convert the boys school into a mixed gender school that also allows girls. However, there is a problem. Mikkelsen is a

and school policy dictates that the rector must be a married man. He has thirty days before the new government is officially presented and rector Bosted needs to resign, and in that time he must be engaged, or the position falls to the hated teacher Holst (

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) also known as “the doormat”. The boys, led by the seniors Torben, Vagn, Ole and Michael, that are all already worldly, therefore start on a quest – to help Mikkelsen have sex. With the help of rector Bosted's neglected wife, both the chairman's daughters, and a stripper/prostitute that the boys hire, Mikkelsen starts to gain a better understanding of the fairer sex. But will it be enough to get him a wife in just 30 days, or will "the doormat" end up taking the position?

Cast

Annie Birgit Garde Annie Birgit Garde (born 3 October 1933) is a Danish film actress. Garde has appeared in more than 40 films since 1955. Selected filmography * ''Altid ballade'' (1955) * '' Father of Four and the Wolf Cubs'' (1958) * ''Soldaterkammerater rykk ...

Karl Stegger Karl Stegger (11 January 1913, in Aarhus – 13 April 1980, in Frederiksberg) was a Danish actor, who appeared in 157 films which makes him the second-most used Danish film actor after Ove Sprogøe. He mostly appeared in comedy, but also had s ...

Birte Tove Birte Tove ( née Birte Tove Sørensen; 1945–2016), was a Danish actress and nude model. She is best known for her work in the 1970s Bedside-films (), an erotic film series produced by A/S Palladium. Her films were popular internationally, and ...

Christoffer Bro Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρει� ...

Joen Bille Joen Steensen Bille (born 11 April 1944 in Frederiksberg) is a Danish actor. He is a member of the noble Bille family, and is also a great-grandson of Henrik Ibsen and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. He is the son of Irene Ibsen and grandson of Norwegi ...

Arthur Jensen Arthur Robert Jensen (August 24, 1923 – October 22, 2012) was an American psychologist and writer. He was a professor of educational psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. Jensen was known for his work in psychometrics an ...

Bjørn Spiro Bjørn Spiro (20 March 1909 – 1 June 1999) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1914 and 1972. Filmography * '' Det hemmelighedsfulde X'' (1914) * '' 5 raske piger'' (1933) * ''Der var engang en Vicevært'' (1937) * ...

* Søren Strømberg *

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Bent Vejlby Bent Vejlby (20 March 1924 – 31 August 2020) was a Danish film actor and school teacher. He appeared in 40 films between 1952 and 1973. He was born in Vejlby, Denmark. Filmography * '' Kærlighedsdoktoren'' (1952) * ''Mig og min familie' ...

References

External links

* 1970 films Danish sex comedy films 1970s sex comedy films 1970s Danish-language films {{Denmark-film-stub