Sex and Lucía Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.0
Video		4.0
Audio		4.0
Extras		3.0
Overall		4.0

Sex and Lucía Blu-ray Movie Review

It's maybe just a little bit hard to believe, but Sex and Lucia received its first release on Blu-ray over a decade ago (as this review is being written). That edition is going for some outsized bucks according to our database, and so this new release from Music Box Films might be welcome for those interested in the film who never purchased the now long ago first release.

Sex and Lucía Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Sex and Lucia is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Music Box Films with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 2.35:1. Music Box Films hasn't provided any real technical information on the transfer, and to my eyes (and ears, see below), this version is largely and maybe even completely interchangeable with the now long ago release by Palm Pictures. I've tried to come close to duplicating some of the same frames I captured for my original review in some of the screenshots I've uploaded to accompany this review, as well as providing a few other spots in the film to peruse, but for the "shared" screenshots, I think you'd be hard pressed to find any substantial differences in any of the areas we regularly mention in our reviews. As I discussed in my original review, offering an assessment of this transfer can be a bit tricky because so many bells and whistles were added during post, but much like the Palm Pictures release, when pushed contrast doesn't obliterate detail and the palette, things pop very well here, and even in some of the more hallucinatory material fine detail is really rather good. I noticed no compression anomalies.

Sex and Lucía Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

While this release substitutes a DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 option for the Palm Pictures Blu-ray's LPCM 2.0, both releases feature DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 tracks, and, much like the video side of things, I really didn't hear much if any difference on this release when compared to the original Palm Pictures Blu-ray, and that would include the different codecs for the stereo tracks. As with the original Blu-ray, there's not really any mind (and/or ear) blowing surround activity here, but some of the water effects in particular are quite immersive (no pun intended), and the score is also nicely splayed throughout the side and rear channels. Dialogue is rendered cleanly and clearly throughout. Optional English subtitles are available.

Sex and Lucía Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

• Lucia in Wonderland (HD; 13:00) is a visual essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas.


• Making of Sex and Lucia (HD; 26:30) is ported over from the previous release. See my original review for some details. Subtitled in English.


• Cast and Crew Interviews (HD; 28:19) are ported over from the previous release. See my original review for some details. Subtitled in English.


• Photo Gallery (HD)


• Theatrical Trailer (HD; 4:10)

Sex and Lucía Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

I hadn't revisited Sex and Lucia since my viewing for the Palm Pictures Blu-ray release, and I found myself once again kind of swept up into the near psychedelic array of imagery and narrative that this film offers. For those who missed out on the Palm Pictures release, which is now pretty expensive, this offers basically the same solid technical merits and many of the same supplements, along with an interesting new piece by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas. Recommended.