The Lukas Moodysson Collection Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.0
Video		4.5
Audio		4.0
Extras		5.0
Overall		4.5

The Lukas Moodysson Collection Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman January 30, 2023

When The New York Times is touting someone as "Sweden's most praised filmmaker since Ingmar Bergman", attention should probably be paid, even if some reading that description and then looking at the name of its referent might still be asking, "Lukas who?" Lukas Moodysson achieved a fair degree of success right out of the gate with his first feature Show Me Love (which had a somewhat more visceral original title, as can be seen on the poster I've included as the "cover image" for that individual listing), but unlike some "overnight successes", he has never seemed content to rest on his laurels, and has frequently thrown caution at least partially to the wind, resulting in a rather audacious array of films that vary from bright and breezy to decidedly dark, dour and depressing (maybe that's where the Bergman angle might be most relevant, and, yes, that's said in jest, at least kind of). Arrow Video has now aggregated a really appealing collection of seven Moodysson films, along with the label's usual penchant for some outstanding supplemental material, handsome packaging and non disc swag.

For reviews of the films in this set, please click on the following links:

Show Me Love Blu-ray review

Together Blu-ray review

Lilya 4-ever Blu-ray review

A Hole in My Heart Blu-ray review

Container Blu-ray review

Mammoth Blu-ray review

We Are the Best! Blu-ray review

The Lukas Moodysson Collection Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Video quality of each film is assessed in the above linked reviews.

The Lukas Moodysson Collection Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Audio quality of each film is assessed in the above linked reviews.

The Lukas Moodysson Collection Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Supplements on each disc are detailed in the above linked reviews. Additionally, this limited edition comes jam packed with non disc swag. That includes a 200 page hardback book featuring writing by Peter Walsh along with a glut of other printed material. There's also a softcover book featuring a lengthy poem by Moodysson called What Am I Doing Here? A sturdy slipbox houses all of this plus the DigiPacks holding the discs.

The Lukas Moodysson Collection Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

If you're unacquainted with Lukas Moodysson, this is a fantastic way to get a handle on his somewhat amazingly variant output. Some of these films will no doubt resonate with selected folks more than others, but the set as a whole offers secure technical merits and Arrow's usual bounteous array of excellent supplements and non disc swag. Highly recommended.