Manufactured by: Criterion Collection, TheCustomer Review: A very continental high-mindedness (especially in its ambitious attempt at political significance) drives this movie, but in terms of execution I Am Curious (Yellow) is characterized mostly by techniques much more akin to exploitation film: Dizzying zooms, lightning-fast cuts, awkward writing, a very cheap look. One can sense a fascinating and empathetic character looming somewhere in lead character (also actress) Lena Nyman; the problem is, she spends a good 2/3 of this film whining on and on about her beliefs in a voice that could comfortably have fit into one of Federico Fellini's hyper-annoying, narcissistic mockeries of femininity (see 8 1/2 and especially Amarcord). In her moments of genuine catharsis Lena is very interesting to watch: When Boerje attacks her physical appearance and she breaks down in anger, it's the closest this film comes to emotional involvement. That is all but lost in a sea of political banter, which director Vilgot Sjoman never bothers to weave into the narrative (there isn't much of one, actually). So we get this -- a jumble of explicit scenes of nudity and simulated sex, political messages, some funny moments ("It's good if you didn't sleep with Madeleine...") and more than enough pretension to go around. Irma Vep was a much better blend of reality and fiction, narrative and technical innovation. Still, I would be lying if I said there wasn't a single moment of pleasure to be derived from I Am Curious (Yellow).
- UPC: 759731102339
- Manufacturer: Criterion Collection, The
- Audience Rating: X (Mature Audiences Only)
- Theatrical Release Date: 1969-03-10
- ISBN: 6302533341
Starring: Börje Ahlstedt, Anders Ek, Marie Göranzon, Bo Holmström, Martin Luther King
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