Lord of the Flies
Réalisation:
Peter BrookScénario:
Peter BrookMusique:
Raymond LeppardActeurs·trices:
James Aubrey, Tom Chapin, Hugh Edwards, Roger Elwin, Tom Gaman, Roger Allan, David Brunjes, Peter Davy, Kent Fletcher, Nicholas Hammond (plus)Résumés(1)
Durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, un avion britannique transportant des enfants envoyés par leurs parents en Australie s'écrase sur une île déserte. Seuls ceux-ci survivent, privés de l'autorité des adultes. Livrés à eux-mêmes dans une nature sauvage et paradisiaque, ils tentent de s'organiser. Mais leur groupe vole en éclats et laisse place à une organisation tribale, sauvage et violente bâtie autour d'un chef charismatique... (Carlotta Films)
(plus)Critiques (2)
The story of children who, after a plane crash on a deserted island, adopt adult behaviour patterns, gather into "tribes", elect their leaders and compete with each other. Very interesting premise, a strong idea and some great performances by the child actors. But also muddled editing in places, where a viewer unfamiliar with the book may miss the context.
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I already had a few problems with Golding's novel (it's hard to relate the faces of little boys to the characters) and the film only confirms it. It's dysfunctional as an adaptation and loses out completely as a standalone film. The brevity in the characters' actions and motives is noticeable every time a viewer familiar with the book makes a comma for the ten pages skipped. I didn't believe in the boys for even a second. If it were a quickie made a year after its release, I might even understand that someone could work on the script for almost a decade, but this is unforgivable.
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