Lukas Moodysson

17.01.1969, Malmö, Sweden

 

Director

Moodysson is a Swedish director, screenwriter and writer. His full name is Karl Frederik Lukas Moodysson. At the age of twenty three he had already written and published 5 collections of poems and one novel. He decided to study film and enrolled to the Swedish Drama Institute. During his studies he directed three short films and his first feature film, naturalist drama Fucking Amal (1998) attracted international attention. Afterwards he directed the successful drama Together (Tillsammans, 2000). His most socially-engaged films include Ljilja Forever (Ljilja 4-ever, 2002) and A Hole in My Heart (Ett hĺl i mitt hjärta, 2004) in which he deals with the topic of sexual abuse. He described his film Container (2006) as a black and white silent film with sound. He directed his love drama Mammoth (2009) in English and it features Gael García Bernal and Michelle Williams in leading roles. His last film is the high-school musical drama We Are the Best! (Vi är bäst!, 2013), based on the comic book by his wife Coco Moodysson.

Filmography


Films by this director

Ljilja 4-ever

(Lilya 4-ever, Sweden, Denmark, 2002)

Directed by: Lukas Moodysson
PHOTOGRAPHY: Ulf Brantĺs
Synopsis:

This film deals with the problem of trafficking. It is a story about the sixteen-year-old Ljilja (Oksana Akinshina), abandoned by all: her family, friends, neighbors, boyfrend as well as the social services. Her only friend and protector is the fourteen-year-old Volođa (Artyom Bogucharsky).

color, 109'

Show Me Love

(Fucking Åmål, Sweden, Denmark, 1998)

Directed by: Lukas Moodysson
PHOTOGRAPHY: Ulf Brantås
Synopsis:

Agnes and Elin are high school students from Amal, a small town that they both hate. Agnes is a sensitive and withdrawn girl in love with the popular Elin. However, Elin does not care about her popularity; she is restless and bored all the time. Once Elin ends up at Agnes’ birthday party and kisses her on a bet. This sets in motion a series of events that will have consequences for both girls…

color, 89'

We Are the Best!

(Vi är bäst!, Sweden, 2013)

Directed by: Lukas Moodysson
PHOTOGRAPHY: Ulf Brantås
Synopsis:

Who says punk is dead? Thirteen year old Bobo and Klara do not agree. They live in Stockholm in 1980’s and unlike their colleagues the two of them adore punk rock. When they get teased by some boys on account of their looks and music they listen to, they decide to form a band. They do not know how to play any instruments or sing, but they find their colleague Hedvig who plays classic guitar.

color, 102'

Mammoth

(Sweden, Denmark, Germany, 2009)

Directed by: Lukas Moodysson
PHOTOGRAPHY: Marcel Zyskind
Synopsis:

Leo i Ellen uspješan su par iz New Yorka, potpuno uronjeni svatko u svoj posao. Leo je kreator sve uspješnije web stranice za kompjuterske igrice, i na taj način ušao je u svijet novca i velikih odluka. Mora na put za Tajland kako bi potpisao važan ugovor, a tamo se susreće i s nekim neočekivanim okolnostima - među ostalim, upozna mladu i privlačnu seksualnu djelatnicu koja mu se vrlo svidi. Za to vrijeme Ellen, predana kirurginja koja radi u hitnoj službi, odrađuje duge smj...

color, 125'

Together

(Tillsammans, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, 2000)

Directed by: Lukas Moodysson
PHOTOGRAPHY: Ulf Brantås
Synopsis:

Švedska, 1970-ih, okolica Stockholma. Skupina vrlo različitih pojedinaca ljevičarske orijentacije živi zajedno u komuni kojoj je na čelu dobroćudni Göran, koji čini sve što je u njegovoj moći da se izbjegnu konflikti, gotovo nezaobilazni u takvoj vrste zajednice. Njegova sestra Elisabeth treba novo mjesto za boravak sa svojom djecom nakon što je odlučila napustiti muža alkoholičara i nasilnika, i dolazi u komunu. Ona nije ni socijalistica ni feministkinja, niti je uklju...

color, 106'

Container

(Sweden, 2006)

Directed by: Lukas Moodysson
PHOTOGRAPHY: Jesper Kurlandsky, Lukas Moodysson, Åsa Staffansson
Synopsis:

Raznorazni prizori pretilog transrodnog muškarca i privlačne vitke žene. On se šepuri s plavom perikom na glavi, ona pere raviole u kadi. Oboje prekrivaju lica selotejpom, kopaju po smeću. Crno-bijele vizuale prati verbalna off-naracija, najčešće bez ikakve razabirive veze s njima… Vjerojatno nitko nije mogao očekivati kakav će radikalni zaokret Lukas Moodysson napraviti u filmskom, svjetski vidljivom i uvaženom dijelu svog opusa (u Švedskoj on je i poznati pj...

b/w, 72'
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