
Presented in a new 2K restoration, David Greene’s much sought-after British thriller is a gripping, cult classic of late-1960s cinema and the latest addition to the BFI Flipside collection.
Featuring a stand-out performance from Agutter and contributions from cult icons writer Richard Harris (The Avengers), production designer Brian Eatwell (Walkabout) and composer Basil Kirchin (Primitive London), I Start Counting is a haunting coming-of-age tale like no other.
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Special Features:
- Scanned & restored in 2K from the 35mm interpositive
- An Apprentice with a Master’s Ticket (2021): acclaimed screenwriter Richard Harris looks back over an eclectic career in television and film, ranging from The Avengers to A Touch of Frost
- Worlds Within Worlds (2021): Jonny Trunk, founder of cult label Trunk Records, revisits the life and art of ambient music pioneer Basil Kirchin
- I Start Building (1942-59, 26 mins): a selection of rare archive films recalling the ‘New Town’ dream
- Danger on Dartmoor (1980, 57 mins): plucky kids face peril in this full-length Children’s Film Foundation bonus feature, written by Audrey Erskine Lindop
- Don’t Be Like Brenda (1973, 8 mins): the perennial problem of teenage promiscuity is explored in this cautionary film designed for adolescent viewers
- Audio commentary by film historian Samm Deighan
- A Kickstart: Jenny Agutter Remembers I Start Counting (2020, 20 mins)
- Loss of Innocence: A Video Essay on I Start Counting by Chris O Neill (2020, 8 mins)
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery
- **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Fully illustrated booklet with a new essay on the film by the BFI’s Jo Botting and writing on the cast and director by Jon Dear
