1975 Directed by Stanley Kubrick
In the Eighteenth Century, in a small village in Ireland, Redmond Barry is a young farm boy in love with his cousin Nora Brady. When Nora engages to the British Captain John Quin, Barry challenges him for a duel of pistols. He wins and escapes to Dublin, but is robbed on the road. Without any other alternative, Barry joins the British Army to fight in the Seven Years War.
Showed this to my mom today. She thinks 2001: A Space Odyssey is the most boring film of all time, she walked out of A Clockwork Orange and she never ceases to complain about every aspect in Dr. Strangelove.....
And yet, she was utterly entranced for every second of Barry Lyndon, laughing and crying along with the ravishing imagery and the remarkable storytelling.
Ladies and gentlemen, there's a Stanley Kubrick film for everyone.
I was twigged to re-watch Barry Lyndon by some recent great reviews here. My personal goal for this viewing was to try to reconcile why Barry Lyndon works. Not as a masterpiece, but rather how it works at all. After all, it’s a 3 hour and 4 minute period piece based pretty literally on a 19th century text ... that stars Ryan O’Neil.
Cinematography. Let’s get this out of the way first. Kubrick’s ... er, John Alcott’s photography is breathtaking. As beautiful as the paintings of the period. The use of technical and cinematic technique is well covered by some other great reviews here on Letterboxd. Does it make the film work? I don’t think so. It contributes to it…
"He wants to step into my shoes...
HE WANTS TO STEP INTO MY SHOES!"
Three hours of being absolutely fucking enthralled.
Why didn't anybody ever tell me how hilarious this movie is?
Ah, and I guess the cinematography was passable... haha.
In all seriousness though, this might be my favorite Kubrick next to 2001: A Space Odyssey. An altogether fun, enjoyable and immensely beautiful experience. An accurate aesthetic, a pitch perfect score, wonderful narration and the best performance of Ryan O'Neal's career contribute to making this an unforgettable masterpiece.
Of all the classics that Stanley Kubrick crafted throughout his filmmaking career, Barry Lyndon was the only one I wasn't looking forward to with excitement. Period dramas aren't really my thing, for I find this genre far too preoccupied with its lush set pieces, period-specific make-up & antique costumes than the main story at hand, and while this film does checkmark all those elements, there is something about it that sets it apart.
From the moment the famous classical composition, Sarabande, by Handel opens the film by accompanying that Warner Bros. logo, Barry Lyndon had my attention. But what eventually left me absolutely spellbound was just how extraordinarily beautiful its images were from the first frame to the last. It's the…
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I'm not sorry. And I'll not apologize. And I'd as soon go to Dublin as to hell.
-Redmond Barry
I think subconsciously I kept putting off watching this film till the end of my 5 Directors x 5 Unseen Films project because deep down it was the one I was least looking forward to seeing. I had my doubts that I would even like it despite the fact that it was directed by Stanley Kubrick. The thought of watching a 3 hour long drama based on a 19th century novel staring Ryan O'Neal did not excite me in the least.
To make matters worse the protagonist of our story,…
Damn this was hella boring but it really showed some of the ickiness of the rich I guess?
me transportó cinemáticamente a otro mundo y otra época como solo Kubrick puede. Y es tristemente relevante.
Kurbrick's adaptation of Thackeray's novel about the rise and fall of Barry Lyndon. Like watching a parade of paintings depicting scenes from the novel - pretty to look at, but inanimate and lifeless. It stirs the eyes but not the heart.
"will you buy me a horse papa?"
not my thing but a masterpiece nonetheless
a marathon, def one of the most beautiful movies i've ever seen
the use of art is crazy
8/10
"good or bad, handsome or ugly, rich or poor, they are all equal now" is one hell of an ending quote to one heck of a film. love the all-natural lighting, the costumes, the sound, the characters, p much everything
"It was in the reign of George II. that the above-named personages lived and quarrelled ; good or bad, handsome or ugly, rich or poor, they are all equal now"
Barry Lyndon is one of the most stunning character studies I have witnessed to date. Despite its generally slow pacing, Barry Lyndon's immaculate visuals, flawless performances and epic in proportion narrative are what kept me engaged for the 3+ hours run time.
There's a limitless amount of formal brilliance on play here, with the majority of Kubrick's frames looking like they could just as easily be 17th century paintings. To use the word 'meticulous' to describe this film's visual styling would be an understatement - every piece of production design feels authentic and real, and entirely lavish.
But I was never thrilled by Barry Lyndon. The film's glacial pace kept me at arm's length for most of its runtime, despite the great comedic moments that punctuate the film, and the sardonic voiceover which frames it.
Maybe upon subsequent viewings I'll come to enjoy this one wholly but for now, I think I admire Barry Lyndon more than I love it.
Tres horas de pura sabrosura visual.
La historia está dividida en 2 partes. Un antes y un después en la vida de Barry Lyndon. Voy a mencionar dos cosas: Avaricia y pequeñez; La avaricia de Barry nunca se da por vencida, va en constante crecimiento hasta lograr un equilibrio, sin embargo, la misma naturaleza de Barry y su origen lo colocan en una posición de pequeñez y eso lo deja más que claro el director con esos Zoom Out para mostrarnos que no pertenece a ese lugar o a la burguesía, por que no está en su naturaleza, su verdadera naturaleza es la que lo destruye.
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