Skip to content
Motif
Vilgot Sjöman

Vilgot Sjöman

Actor, director and writer · Died April 9, 2006, aged 81 · Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

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.

Read more

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 2, 1924
Died
April 9, 2006 (aged 81)
From
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Works as
Actor, director and writer
Titles
2 on Motif · 33 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 13% in 30 days

Where can I watch Vilgot Sjöman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 2 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, on The Criterion Channel (1).

Subscription and free streaming for Vilgot Sjöman's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

33 credits, 2 with a Motif page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Filmstaden (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Lars Forssell x 2 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Alfred (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Inför Markisinnan de Sade (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Self Portrait '92 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Writer · as Self

  • Fallgropen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Malacca (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Writer

  • Hur ska det gå för Pettersson? (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer

  • Pelikanen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • I am Blushing (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Kristoffers hus (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Writer

  • Linus eller Tegelhusets hemlighet (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Director · Writer

  • Taboo(1977)

    Director · Writer

    Motif score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Garage (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • A Handful of Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    Director · Writer

  • Till Sex Do Us Part (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · as Man

  • Blushing Charlie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · Writer

  • You're Lying! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • Traveling with Father (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • Shame(1968)

    as TV Interviewer

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films

  • I Am Curious (Blue) (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Writer · as Vilgot Sjöman

  • Stimulantia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • I Am Curious (Yellow) (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Writer · as Vilgot Sjöman

  • My Sister My Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)

    Director · Writer

  • The Dress (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • 491 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)

    Director · Screenplay

  • A Testimony About Her (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

    as the reporter

  • Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

    Director · as Self

  • Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 5 episodes · Creator · as Self

  • Siska (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

    Writer

  • The Mistress (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Playing on the Rainbow (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)

    Writer

  • Defiance (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1952)

    Novel · Writer

Career shape

Biggest box office

Shame (1968)

$1.8K worldwide

Highest rated

Shame (1968)

Motif 97th