William Golding's prophetic parable of civilization run amok gets a lyrical yet savage cinematic treatment in Peter Brook's Lord of the Flies. Using a cast of completely amateur actors and a crew which was mostly new to movies, this early cinema verité effort looks amazingly fresh today: brash, spare, earthy and with an overwhelming quality of seat-of-their-pants filmmaking that adds a haunting quality to go with the original tale’s unboundingly morbid and mordant sensibility.
Studio: Criterion
Distributed By: N/A
Video Resolution and Encode: 1080P/AVC
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio: English PCM 1.0 (Mono)
Subtitles: English SDH
Rating: Not Rated
Run Time: 1 Hr. 30 Min.
Package Includes: Blu-ray
keep caseDisc Type: BD50 (dual layer)
Region: A
Release Date: 07/16/2013
MSRP: $39.95
The Production Rating: 4/5
Video Rating: 4.5/5 3D Rating: NA
Audio Rating: 4/5
Special Features Rating: 5/5
- Home Movies and Tests (3:25): learning to use handheld cameras before the start of principal photography
- Outtakes (2:58): brief clips where character was broken by the actors
- Production Scrapbook (9:14): montage of photographs showing behind-the-scenes on the production
Overall Rating: 4.5/5
Reviewed By: Matt Hough
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