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Barry Lyndon , 1975

Starring: Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson

Directed by: Stanley Kubrick

Written by: William Makepeace Thackeray

Language: English, German, French

Country: UK

Runtime: 184 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:8.1

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Barry Lyndon can be described as cynical, captivating, and contemplative. The plot revolves around being rich or poor, a rise to the top, and self discovery. The main genres are drama and period. In approach, Barry Lyndon is serious and realistic. The storytelling is slow paced. It is located in Ireland and England. Barry Lyndon takes place in the 18th century. It is based on a book. The movie has received attention for being essential viewing, critically acclaimed, and an Oscar winner. Note that Barry Lyndon involves brief nudity and mild violent content.

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BARRY LYNDON is Stanley Kubrick's epic costume drama based on William Makepeace Thackeray's picaresque novel. It tells the story of a young rogue who wanders through life getting lost in various adventures, meeting his share of women and oddball characters. When Redmond Barry (Ryan O'Neal, trying desperately to maintain an Irish brogue) becomes jealous of Captain Quin's advances on Barry's beloved cousin, he challenges the man to a duel. Winning the duel, young Barry is forced to leave his home and his mother, and off on his adventures he goes. He meets thieves, lonely soldier brides, Prussian army leaders, and British widows, inventing new stories about himself at every turn of the road.

BARRY LYNDON is lush and magnificent, sparkling with color, every frame reminiscent of the finest European art. The blues of the Prussian army uniforms and the reds of the British contrast sharply with the majestic green land and mountains in nearly every background. Kubrick often begins a shot close in, then zooms out to reveal the beautiful natural landscape and ornate rooms surrounding the now seemingly insignificant characters. With rousing performances from O'Neal, Marisa Berenson, Hardy Kruger, and Leonard Rossiter, jaw-dropping camerawork, spectacular natural lighting, and a marvelous classical-music soundtrack painstakingly put together by Kubrick, BARRY LYNDON is a dramatic romantic epic that may be Kubrick's most beautiful film.

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Language:	English, German, French
Country:	UK
Release date:	18 December 1975
Runtime:	184 min
Awards:	Academy Awards

Awards

Awarded Best Art Direction - Set Decoration at the 1975 Academy Awards

John Alcott for Best Cinematography at the 1975 Academy Awards

Awarded Best Costume Design at the 1975 Academy Awards

Leonard Rosenman for Best Original Song Score and Adaptation at the 1975 Academy Awards

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Ryan O'Neal

as Barry Lyndon

Marisa Berenson

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10.July.2010
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by: user953
user953 rated this movie10/10Must See

It is difficult to review a Stanley Kubrick film without gushing with emotion because they are all unbelievably wonderful. Its also difficult to rank them because each one has a unique quality found in no other, so I will say this: Barry Lyndon is the most beautiful Kubrick film, and possibly the most beautiful of all films made. It is a tragic story about lost love and failed ambition, with an intricately weaved plot. Anyone who says that it is "slow" and "nothing happens' must not have been paying attention: wars are fought, affairs are had, duels are won. It might only be considered slow because of the methodical, very 'upper-class' way the characters interact with each other (e.g. the accusation of cheating from the Prince of TÃ¼bingen). They are not cold and lifeless; I felt so deeply with each character, stuck with the unfortunate hands dealt by fate and blind passion. The highlight (as if this were the only one) of the movie is the cinematography. Holy crap. It is drop-dead gorgeous. The only way of describing it accurately is like a MOVING PAINTING, with delicate and ornate details, like that of contemporaneous Rococo paintings, but with the beautiful natural lighting of a Vermeer. The music, which ranges from Irish folk to Schubert, almost serves as a narrator, setting the pace of the scenes and even dictating how the characters interacted with each other (Lady Lyndon romancing Barry across the card table), further reinforcing the way the characters are more like pieces in fateful game. The attention to details is extraordinary; for example, those scenes with candles were only filmed with the candlelight. Note: the DVD doesn't do this film justice, but the beauty still shines through. Watch now, then watch again on upcoming HD version. As for the aspect ratio, I've seen it 3 times in 4:3 and once in widescreen, and only prefer the widescreen because it fits my wide screen television. Great movie either way.

10.July.2010
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by: user953

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This film is bold, detailed, extravagant, methodical and beautiful. Watch this film and see why Stanley Kubrick is considered one of the all-time great directors. It's stunning. The characters, the settings and story are so intricately woven.... Read and rate it

25.November.2009
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by: Jam
Jam rated this movie10/10Must See

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