Sweden
1967
121 minutes
Black and White
1.33:1
Swedish
180
Seized by customs upon entry to the United States, subject of a heated court battle, and banned in numerous cities, Vilgot Sjöman’s I Am Curious—Yellow is one of the most controversial films of all time. This landmark document of Swedish society during the sexual revolution has been declared both obscene and revolutionary. It tells the story of Lena (Lena Nyman), a searching and rebellious young woman, and her personal quest to understand the social and political conditions in 1960s Sweden, as well as her bold exploration of her own sexual identity. I Am Curious—Yellow is a subversive mix of dramatic and documentary techniques, attacking capitalist injustices and frankly addressing the politics of sexuality.
| Lena | Lena Nyman |
| Börje | Börje Ahlstedt |
| Rune | Peter Lindgren |
| Chris | Chris Wahlström |
| Marie | Marie Göranzon |
| Magnus | Magnus Nilsson |
| Ulla | Ulla Lyttkens |
| Director | Vilgot Sjöman |
| Producer | Göran Lindgren |
| Executive producer | Lena Malmsjö |
| Cinematography | Peter Wester |
| Sound | Tage Sjöborg |
| Editing | Wic Kjellin and Carl-Olov Skeppstedt |
| Music | Bengt Ernryd |
The Swedish director of I Am Curious explains how he fused the themes of eroticism, self-exploration, voyeurism, and nonviolence into a film about the new freedoms of the young. QUESTION: I Am Curious seemed to be a cinematic Tristram
When Philip Roth’s Portnoy’s Complaint appeared in 1969, sending the intelligentsia into exegetical panic over masturbation and self-loathing, Roth remarked that his book was at present an event, but in time would be a novel. It did not take long; the author of the far more subversive...
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