Initially seized by the US Customs Office for its "obscene" sexual content, I AM CURIOUS (YELLOW) became a
cause celebre and a landmark in the history of film censorship when the US Court of Appeals overruled the decision following testimony in the film's defense by writers such as
Norman Mailer, critics such as John Simon and Stanley Kauffman, and even psychiatrists and clergymen. But the film, about an actress playing a sexually liberated political activist, has not dated well, and what was once considered audacious and experimental now seems rather quaint and artistically
pretentious.
While making a film called "Lena on the Road," a 20-year-old Swedis...
Released:
1967
Rated:
NR
Length:
94 mins