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16. Juli 2013

Blu-ray + DVD (2 Discs) #43: “Herr der Fliegen / Lord of the Flies” [GB 1963, Peter Brook]
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 on 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.

- New, restored 4K digital film transfer, supervised by cameraman and editor Gerald Feil
- Uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
- Audio commentary featuring director Peter Brook, producer Lewis Allen, director of photography Tom Hollyman, and Feil
- Audio recordings of William Golding reading from his novel Lord of the Flies, accompanied by the corresponding scenes from the film
- Deleted scene, with optional commentary and reading by Golding
- Interview with Brook from 2008
- Collection of behind-the-scenes material, featuring home movies, screen tests, outtakes, and stills
- New interview with Feil
- Excerpt from Feil’s 1972 documentary The Empty Space, showcasing Brook’s theater methods
- Something Queer 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
- Trailer
- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Geoffrey Macnab and an excerpt from Brook’s book The Shifting Point


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