Oj oj oj eller 'Sången om den eldröda hummern'
★ 8 · 1966 · 92m · Comedy
Consists of a series of crazy-stressed sketches, in a loosely coherent framework. The story is a bizarre variation on the tale of the three suitors and the king's daughter.
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