I Am Curious (Yellow)
A provocative Swedish pseudo-documentary follows an inquisitive young woman through sexual, political, and philosophical experimentation while its own production becomes part of the story.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- provocative
- witty
- sardonic
- arthouse film night
- film history study
What critics said
Critics remain sharply divided, with some praising its serious examination of a society in transition and others finding its sexual provocation and pseudo-documentary approach tedious or self-important.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The actors, director, and crew appear in a parallel storyline about making the film and reacting to its fictional material.
Lena's interactions with political subjects and personal relationships are presented alongside pseudo-documentary interviews and improvised material.
Lena archives information and questions people about class, race, war, pacifism, politics, and personal freedom.
Lena experiments with relationships while the film confronts changing sexual taboos and the politics of bodily freedom.
Films like I Am Curious (Yellow), and why
The Mother and the Whore
shared pseudo-documentary experimentation, sexual liberation themes, and playful boundary between fiction and filmmaking
Weekend
shared French New Wave-inspired formal play, political questioning, and radical social critique
The War Is Over
shared documentary-fiction hybridity, direct engagement with social reality, and confrontational sexual politics
Persona
shared Swedish art-cinema context, intimate relationship drama, and formal experimentation around identity and desire
Movie Details
- Director
- Vilgot Sjöman
- Release Date
- 1967-03-10
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (78)
Cast
- Lena Nyman
- Vilgot Sjöman
- Börje Ahlstedt
- Peter Lindgren
- Chris Wahlström
- Magnus Nilsson
- Ulla Lyttkens
- Marie Göranzon
- Sven Wollter
- Andreas Bellis
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Criterion Channel
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is I Am Curious (Yellow) about?
- A provocative Swedish pseudo-documentary follows an inquisitive young woman through sexual, political, and philosophical experimentation while its own production becomes part of the story.
- What is I Am Curious (Yellow) like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of I Am Curious (Yellow) as slow, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is I Am Curious (Yellow) violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in I Am Curious (Yellow).
- What did critics think of I Am Curious (Yellow)?
- Critics remain sharply divided, with some praising its serious examination of a society in transition and others finding its sexual provocation and pseudo-documentary approach tedious or self-important.
- Which films are like I Am Curious (Yellow)?
- Films with a similar feel include The Mother and the Whore, Weekend, The War Is Over, and Persona.
- How long is I Am Curious (Yellow)?
- I Am Curious (Yellow) runs 122 minutes.
- Where can I watch I Am Curious (Yellow)?
- In United States, I Am Curious (Yellow) streams on Criterion Channel.
