Vilgot Sjöman nickname(s):
Vilgot Sj¿man
Vilgot Sjöman date of birth:
December 2, 1924
How old was Vilgot Sjöman when died?
81
Where was Vilgot Sjöman born?
Stockholm, Sweden
When did Vilgot Sjöman die?
April 9, 2006
What is Vilgot Sjöman nationality?
Swedish
What is Vilgot Sjöman's occupation?
Writer and film director
Short Biography
David Harald Vilgot Sjöman (2 December 1924 – 9 April 2006) 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.