DVD
I am curious. Yellow
Call Number
- DVD FOREIGN (CEN)
Languages
In Swedish, with English subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Lena Nyman, Vilgot Sjöman, Börje Ahlstedt, Peter Lindgren, Chris Wahlström, Marie Göranzon, Magnus Nilsson, Ulla Lyttkens.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2018]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (121 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
Seized by customs upon entry to the United States, subject of a heated court battle, banned in cities around the world, 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, a searching and rebellious young woman, and her personal quest to understand the social and political conditions of her own sexual identity. Shattering taboos as it freely traverses the line between fact and fiction, I Am Curious - Yellow is presented with its companion piece, I Am Curious - Blue, a parallel film that features the same characters and further blurs the lines between documentary and fiction.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1967.
Special features: High-definition digital transfer ; introduction by director Vilgot Sjoman from 2002 ; director's diary: Vilgot Sjöman's commentary on select scenes from the film ; interview from 2002 with legendary publisher Barney Rosset and attorney Edward de Grazia about the controversy surrounding the film ; The battle for I am curious - Yellow, a video essay on the film's censorship and trial ; excerpts from the transcripts of the trial for I am curious - Yellow ; theatrical trailer.