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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Lord of the Flies review Jack Thorne's take on the classic is nowhere near the original's power

What, you wonder, could possibly have prompted the powers that be to commission an adaptation of a postwar allegory that throws into dreadful relief the impulse to tyranny, the fragility of democracy and the brittleness of our veneer of civilisation in this shining year of 2026? We may never know. Did I mention it takes place on an island in which all normal social rules no longer apply and the inhabitants are protected from any punishment or consequence, no matter what appetites emerge?
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Lord of the Flies: the castaway classic is such excellent, surreal horror that you will feel sick throughout

BBC's new Lord of the Flies, adapted by Jack Thorne and directed by Marc Munden, presents the story as contemporary and striking.
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fromArs Technica
3 weeks ago

Stranded boys struggle to survive in Lord of the Flies trailer

BBC One adapted Lord of the Flies into a closely faithful miniseries with the Golding family's support and released the first trailer.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

William Golding: The Faber Letters review the making of a masterpiece

Charles Monteith rescued and rigorously edited William Golding's initially rejected Lord of the Flies, initiating a 40-year collaborative author-editor relationship that shaped Golding's career.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

First images emerge from new BBC adaptation of Lord of the Flies

BBC's four-part Lord of the Flies adapts the 1950s setting with a young Malaysian-filmed cast to examine human nature, loss of innocence, and boyhood masculinity.
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