Lord of the Flies (#43) (Criterion Collection)[USA]

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Release Date: July 16, 2013
Purchase: Amazon

United Kingdom
1963
90 minutes
Black and White
1.37:1
English

In the hands of the renowned experimental theater director Peter Brook, William Golding’s legendary novel about the primitivism lurking beneath civilization becomes a film as raw and ragged as the lost boys at its center. Taking an innovative documentary-like approach, Brook shot Lord of the Flies with an off-the-cuff naturalism, seeming to record a spontaneous eruption of its characters’ ids. The result is a rattling masterpiece, as provocative as its source material.

Disc Features:

1. New, restored 4K digital film transfer, supervised by cameraman and editor Gerald Feil, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
2. Audio commentary featuring director Peter Brook, producer Lewis Allen, director of photography Tom Hollyman, and Feil
3. Audio recordings of William Golding reading from his novel Lord of the Flies, accompanied by the corresponding scenes from the film
4. Deleted scene, with optional commentary and reading by Golding
5. Interview with Brook from 2008
6. Collection of behind-the-scenes material, featuring home movies, screen tests, outtakes, and stills
7. New interview with Feil
8. Excerpt from Feil’s 1972 documentary The Empty Space, showcasing Brook’s theater methods
9. Something ***** in the Warehouse, a piece composed of never-before-seen footage shot by the boy actors during production, with new voice-over by Tom Gaman, who played Simon
10. Trailer
11. PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Geoffrey Macnab and an excerpt from Brook’s book The Shifting Point

Three Reasons:

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[PunkNinja]

As always excellent artwork from Criterion.

 

[lolwut]

I've tried to watch this a couple times but was so put off by the acting that I couldn't get very far. But that cover is going to make me try again!

 

[Rand]

Beautiful cover art.

Surprisingly, I don't believe I've watched this version from beginning to end. I'd seen the 90's movie and read the original book a couple of times, but never actually sat down for a full viewing of this one. So definitely gonna have to pick this up and find the time to amend that oversight.

 

[GVZER]

 

[Horhay]

Added three reasons to OP.