Vilgot Sjöman

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1924-12-02

Deathday 2006-04-09 (81 years old)

Place of Birth Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Vilgot Sjöman

Biography

David Harald Vilgot Sjöman was a Swedish writer and film director. His films deal with controversial issues of social class, morality, and sexual taboos, combining the emotionally-tortured characters of Ingmar Bergman with the avant garde style of the French New Wave. He is best known as the director of the films 491 (1964), I Am Curious (Yellow) (in Swedish, "Jag är nyfiken - gul") (1967), and I Am Curious (Blue) ("Jag är nyfiken - blå") (1968), which stretched the boundaries of acceptability of what could then be shown on film, deliberately treating their subjects in a provocative and explicit manner.

Known For

Director

1995
Alfred

as Director

1992
Self Portrait '92

as Director

1989
Fallgropen

as Director

1987
Malacca

as Director

1982
Pelikanen

as Director

1981
I am Blushing

as Director

1977
Tabu

as Director

1975
The Garage

as Director

1974
A Handful of Love

as Director

1971
1970
Blushing Charlie

as Director

1969
You're Lying!

as Director

1968
1967
1967
Stimulantia

as Director

1966
My Sister My Love

as Director

1964
491

as Director

1964
The Dress

as Director

1962
The Mistress

as Director

Actor

2021
Lena

as Self (archive footage)

2018
Feature 136

as Himself (archival footage)

2012
Palme

as Self (archive footage)

1992
1968
Shame

as TV Interviewer

1968
I Am Curious (Blue)

as Vilgot Sjöman

1967
I Am Curious (Yellow)

as Vilgot Sjöman

1963
A Testimony About Her

as the reporter

Writer

1992
1987
Malacca

as Writer

1979
Kristoffers hus

as Writer

1977
Tabu

as Writer

1974
1970
1969
You're Lying!

as Writer

1968
1967
1967
Stimulantia

as Writer

1966
1964
491

as Screenplay

1962
Siska

as Writer

1962
The Mistress

as Screenplay

1952
Defiance

as Writer