I Start Counting

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In the world of the nightmare, a little blood adds colour!

I Start Counting (1970) focuses on a teenage girl infatuated with her much older foster brother as a series of murders unsettles the rapidly changing town around them. When seemingly incriminating clues lead her to suspect that he may be responsible, her feelings for him complicate how she interprets what she discovers. This British psychological thriller intertwines adolescent awakening with a murder mystery, filtering suspicion and desire through the uncertain perspective of a young woman trying to make sense of the adult world.

  • The story appears simple on the surface, but is revealed, especially after multiple viewings, as more multilayered and textured. … Admittedly never terrifying, but in equal measures fascinating, worrying, disquieting and enveloping, I Start Counting is as near-perfect an end to a decade as one could hope for—a genre essential.

    D.R. Shimon, The Shrieking Sixties: British Horror Films 1960-1969 (Midnight Marquee Press, 2010)

I Start Counting Blu-ray editions

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Disc Extras
Fun City Editions BD-A/US 2020
BFI BD-B/UK 2021
Audio Commentary by Samm Deighan
Introduction by Actress Jenny Agutter (0:28)
Loss of Innocence - Video Essay by Chris O’Neill (7:35)
Worlds within Worlds: The Musical Mindscapes of Basil Kirchin - With Jonny Trunk (32:59)
An Apprentice with a Master's Ticket - Interview with Writer Richard Harris (40:02)
A Kickstart - Interview with Actress Jenny Agutter (20:25)
Stills Gallery [BFI] (10:39)
Stills Gallery [Fun City] (0:55)
Theatrical Trailer (1:54)
“Charley in New Town” (Short, 1948, 8:34)
“Danger on Dartmoor” (1980, 56:44)
“Don’t Be Like Brenda” (Short, 1973, 8:15)
“New Town from Old” (Short, 1959, 10:46)
“New Towns for Old” (Short, 1942, 6:41)

Edition and Packaging Notes

  • Fun City Editions’ Blu-ray includes a 12-page booklet with writing by Amanda Reyes (“I Start Directing: David Greene’s Complicated Family Stories”) and Matt Stephenson (“Remembrances of Basil Kirchin, David Green and ‘I Start Counting’”).
  • BFI’s Blu-ray includes a 24-page booklet with writing by Josephine Botting (“Rainbows in My Mind”).
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I Start Counting title screen
  • Screen shot for Loss of Innocence
    Loss of Innocence (7:35)
  • Screen shot for Worlds within Worlds: The Musical Mindscapes of Basil Kirchin
    Worlds within Worlds: The Musical Mindscapes of Basil Kirchin (32:59)
  • Screen shot for An Apprentice with a Master's Ticket
    An Apprentice with a Master's Ticket (40:02)
  • Screen shot for A Kickstart
    A Kickstart (20:24)
  • Screen shot for Stills Gallery [BFI]
    Stills Gallery [BFI] (10:39)
  • Screen shot for Theatrical Trailer
    Theatrical Trailer (1:49)
  • Screen shot for “Charley in New Town”
    “Charley in New Town” (Short, 1948, 8:34)
  • Screen shot for “Danger on Dartmoor”
    “Danger on Dartmoor” (1980, 56:44)
  • Screen shot for “Don’t Be Like Brenda”
    “Don’t Be Like Brenda” (Short, 1973, 8:15)
  • Screen shot for “New Town from Old”
    “New Town from Old” (Short, 1959, 10:46)
  • Screen shot for “New Towns for Old”
    “New Towns for Old” (Short, 1942, 6:41)
Editions
Fun City Editions box art
Fun City Editions BD 2020
  • Video
      • MPEG-4 AVC
      • 1080p
      • 1.85:1
  • Audio
      • English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono
  • Subtitles
    • English SDH
BFI box art
BFI BD 2021
  • Video
      • MPEG-4 AVC
      • 1080p23.976
      • 34.97 Mbps
      • 1.85:1
      • 1:45:22.858
      • 27.16 GiB
  • Audio
      • English DTS-HD MA 1.0
      • 48 kHz
      • 934 kbps
      • 24-bit
  • Subtitles
    • English SDH
Extras Audio Commentary by Samm Deighan BFI BD
Introduction by Actress Jenny Agutter (0:28) Fun City Editions BD
Loss of Innocence - Video Essay by Chris O’Neill (7:35, 1080p) BFI BD
Worlds within Worlds: The Musical Mindscapes of Basil Kirchin - With Jonny Trunk (32:59, 1080p) BFI BD
An Apprentice with a Master's Ticket - Interview with Writer Richard Harris (40:02, 1080p) BFI BD
A Kickstart - Interview with Actress interview with Jenny Agutter (20:24, 1080p) BFI BD
Stills Gallery [BFI] (10:39, 1080p) BFI BD
Stills Gallery [Fun City] (0:55) Fun City Editions BD
Theatrical Trailer (1:49, 1080p) BFI BD
“Charley in New Town” (Short, 1948, 8:34, 1080p) BFI BD
“Danger on Dartmoor” (1980, 56:44, 1080p) BFI BD
“Don’t Be Like Brenda” (Short, 1973, 8:15, 1080p) BFI BD
“New Town from Old” (Short, 1959, 10:46, 1080p) BFI BD
“New Towns for Old” (Short, 1942, 6:41, 1080p) BFI BD

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