Lord of the Flies (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] [2017], New DVD, James Au

THE MOST INDELIBLE ADAPTATION OF THE CLASSIC NOVEL, IN A NEW SPECIAL EDITION!In the hands of the renowned experimental theatre 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 centre. 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.Special Features:New, restored 4K digital film transfer, supervised by cameraman and editor Gerald Feil, with uncompressed monaural soundtrackAudio commentary featuring director Peter Brook, producer Lewis Allen, director of photography Tom Hollyman, and FeilAudio recordings of William Golding reading from his novel Lord of the Flies, accompanied by the corresponding scenes from the filmDeleted scene, with optional commentary and reading by GoldingI