Lukas Moodysson on Film - ACMI

Overview

Embrace your inner teenager at ACMI this week, with a selective look at the work of Lucas Moodysson. The most celebrated Swedish filmmaker since Ingmar Bergman, who himself described his young contemporary as a "master", few directors capture the angst and agony of adolescence with greater authenticity or understanding.

The season begins, fittingly enough, with Moodysson’s debut, the queer coming of age film Show Me Love. His sophomore effort Together, a comedy set in a hippie commune during the 1970s, is also in the program; as is his third film Lilya 4-Ever, a stark drama about a teenaged girl from the Soviet Union forced into prostitution.

Rounding out the retrospective is Moodysson's most recent work, last year’s We Are The Best! Set in 1980s Stockholm, the feel-good comedy follows the exploits of three rebellious thirteen-year-old girls as they endeavour to start a rock band —despite not knowing how to play their instruments.

The Lukas Moodysson on Film Program runs from May 22 – 26. For more information and session times, visit the ACMI website.