Back in 1967, "I am Curious Yellow" made quite the splash because it was the first mainstream film to show male frontal nudity. It also featured the main character talk about masturbation, engage in sex with multiple partners and it was very frank. However, like milk of episodes of "Laugh-in", the film has not aged well and is incredibly dull and pretentious. And, in a further example of how times have changed, it's available from Netflix--a service that doesn't show porn films at all.
The film is very modern 60s in its sensibilities. Much of the film is a pseudo-documentary where the lead asks folks about a wide variety of social issues, such as the draft, social class and non-violence. But none of this is really important as the film also is sure to let you know that it's all fake and it exits the fourth wall quite often--showing the filmmaker and crew several times. It also has lots of edits and pop-up commentary...all of which today seem less modern and hip and more amateurish. In fact, the story is dull and meanders all over the place.
What you have is a mainstream film that shocked people but really is a dull and confusing mess...a film with very, very limited appeal today...especially since much better and more hard-core porn is ubiquitous.
The film is very modern 60s in its sensibilities. Much of the film is a pseudo-documentary where the lead asks folks about a wide variety of social issues, such as the draft, social class and non-violence. But none of this is really important as the film also is sure to let you know that it's all fake and it exits the fourth wall quite often--showing the filmmaker and crew several times. It also has lots of edits and pop-up commentary...all of which today seem less modern and hip and more amateurish. In fact, the story is dull and meanders all over the place.
What you have is a mainstream film that shocked people but really is a dull and confusing mess...a film with very, very limited appeal today...especially since much better and more hard-core porn is ubiquitous.