Review of Lord of the Flies (1963) by Christopher Machell for CineVue — 29 Aug 2017
William Golding’s tale of public schoolboys stranded on a desert island is an iconic depiction of fundamental savagery. More than fifty years on, Peter Brook’s 1963 Lord of the Flies remains the definitive film, its hallucinogenic brutality as terrifying as ever.
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This review of Lord of the Flies (1963) was written by Christopher Machell and published by CineVue on 29 Aug 2017.
Lord of the Flies has generally received positive reviews.
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