i be curious ( yellow ) ( a film and in near seussical rhyme and be say right at the start to be available in two version and yellow and blue ) be one of those big art house hit that first be a major sensation in sweden then a big scandal or cause celebre in the united state when the one print be hold by custom and it go all the way to the supreme court . what potent in the picture today be not so much what might offend by way of what reveal in the sex or nudity the director or actor vilgot sjoman film the various scene in such a way that there be an abundance of flesh and genitalia and the occasional graphic bit but it always more so an intellectual expression than very lust like but the daring of the attempt at a pure ametafilm while at the same time make a true statement on the state of affair in sweden . who know such thing in a generally peaceful country ( i. e. usually neutral in foreign affair and war ) could be so heat up politically . at least and that part of sjoman aim here . like a filmmaker such a dusan makavajev with some of his work like w. r. ( if not a surreal and derange ) or to a slightly less extent bertolucci and sjoman be out to mix politics and sex ( mostly politics and social stratum ) around in the midst of also make it a comment on embody a character in a film . the two character and lena and borje and have a hot cold relationship in the story of the film and where lena be a curious socialist wannabe who demonstrate in the street for nonviolence and train sort of in a cabin in the wood to become a fully function one and while at the same time maybe too curious about her car salesman boyfriend . and a this be go on and which be by itself enough for one movie and sjoman insert himself and his crew from time to time a they be make this story on film ( there even a great bit midway through where and a if at a rock concert and title card fill in during a break in shoot who the crew be and negate have to use end credit . ) then with this there a whole other dynamic a sjoman give an actual performance and not just a hey and i be the director play the director bit . at first and one might not get this structure and that i be curious ( yellow ) be just a film where lena be a documentary interviewer ask subject about their thought on class and socialism and spain and franco and and once in a while we see lena father or bjore . but sjoman do something interesting represent the structure be so slippery a the viewer one have to stay on toe while it impressive that so many year on a picture can surprise with not be afraid to mix dramatic narrative and documentary and film within a film and and even a serious interview with martin luther king and who also act a a quasi guru for lena . it might not always be completely coherent analysis politically and but it doesn not feel cheating or even with much of a satirical agenda like in a godard picture while the satire sjoman be after be akin to a godard but on a whole other wavelength . his anarchy be playful but not completely load with semantics or trick that could put off the less initiated viewer . if i be curious ( yellow ) stand up a an intellectual enterprise and a full blown trip into explore sex in a manner that be and be captivate for how much be show and how comfortable it all seem to be for the actor and it isn not entirely successful and i think and a an emotional experience . where bergman have it down to a t with make a purely emotional film with deconstruction tendency and sjoman be more apt at connect with specific idea while not actually direct always very well when it come time to do big or subtle scene with the actor . occasionally it work if only for the actor and lena nyman ( mostly spectacular here in a performance that ask of her to make an ambitious but confused kid into someone sympathetic and vulnerable even ) and borje ahlstedt ( a great realistic counterpoint to the volatile lena ) and but some 40 year later it hard to completely connect with everything that happen in the inner film of lena and borje since ( perhaps intentionally ) sjoman fill it up with clichés ( borje have a girlfriend and kid and will he leave her and how will lena reconcile her father ) and a heavy hand narration from his starlet of sort . and yet and for whatever fault sjoman may have and ironically consider he mean it to be a comment on itself and i be curious ( yellow ) hold up beautifully a an artistic experiment in test the water of what could be do in swedish cinema and or test what couldn not be and bend it for provocative and comedic usage . i would even go as far a to say it influential and and have probably be copy or imitate in more way than one due to it be such a cult phenomenon at it time ( a specific technique use and with the film rewinding towards the end and be echo in poor usage in funny game ) and and should be see by anyone look into get into avant garde or meta film making . if it not quite a outstanding an artistic leap a w. r. or last tango and it close behind .