Ida Lupino: Filmmaker Collection Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.5
Video		4.5
Audio		4.0
Extras		3.0
Overall		4.0

Ida Lupino: Filmmaker Collection Blu-ray Movie Review

A must-own collection of four remarkable works by director Ida Lupino

A visionary filmmaker with her own distinctive style and voice, the great auteur director Ida Lupino brought her creative force to cinema with independent filmmaking that helped to pave the world of female filmmakers to come. Each of the quality feature-films included in the fantastic Ida Lupino collection is entertaining, fascinating, and worthy of consideration.

"So, should we buy it?"

To read individual reviews on each of the films included in the set please see the individual pages for these films.

Not Wanted Review

Never Fear Review

The Hitch-Hiker Review

The Bigamist Review

Ida Lupino: Filmmaker Collection Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

To read more about the picture-quality on each of the feature-films included in the set please refer to each individual review as linked to above.

Ida Lupino: Filmmaker Collection Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

To read more about the audio-quality on each of the feature-films included in the set please refer to each individual review as linked to above.

Ida Lupino: Filmmaker Collection Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

In addition to the supplements included on the individual releases included in the collection, the release of the Ida Lupino Filmmaker Collection includes a 76 page booklet featuring essay writing on the films that are included in the set, a series of high-quality photographs (featuring production artwork, posters, and iconic stills of Lupino herself). It's a hefty booklet and a nice inclusion to round out the set.

To read more about the supplemental features included on each of the feature-films included in the set please refer to each individual review as linked to above.

Ida Lupino: Filmmaker Collection Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

What a remarkable collection to behold. There's something always magical about experiencing a great filmmaker's works as collected together in one set. The importance of a release such as the Ida Lupino Filmmaker Collection to film history and preservation is significant. It's extremely important that such classics be well preserved, cherished, and discussed for decades to come.

Lupino is an auteur director who made great films which have striking artistic merit and entertainment value in equal spades. The Blu-ray collection is well worthwhile and features new restorations (including 4K scans for both Not Wanted and The Bigamist), a 76 page booklet, and an attractive slipbox containing all four films: Not Wanted, Never Fear, The Hitch-Hiker, and The Bigamist. This impeccably assembled set comes highly recommended.