Barry Lyndon (1975) (1965)

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Directed by

Stanley Kubrick

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Ryan O'Neal
Barry Lyndon

Marisa Berenson
Lady Honoria Lyndon

Patrick Magee
The Chevalier du Balibari

Hardy Krüger
Capt. Potzdorf

Steven Berkoff
Lord Ludd

Gay Hamilton
Nora Brady

Marie Kean
Barry's Mother

Diana Körner
Lischen

Written by

Stanley Kubrick

William Makepeace Thackeray

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Forgotten Stanley Kubrick gem...

17 years, 8 months ago at Dec 23 1:40

PvtCaboose91

10 votes

"It would require a great philosopher and historian to explain the causes of the famous Seven Years' War in which Europe was engaged and in which Barry's regiment was now on its way to take part. Let it suffice to say, that England and Prussia were allies and at war against the French, the Swedes, the Russians and the Austrians."

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The age of Lyndon.

17 years, 10 months ago at Oct 29 2:11

Lexi

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''Gentlemen may talk of the age of chivalry, but remember the ploughmen, poachers and pickpockets whom they lead. It is with these sad instruments that your great warriors and kings have been doing their murderous work in the world.''

An Irish rogue wins the heart of a rich widow and assumes her dead husband's position in 18th Century aristocracy.

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12 years, 6 months ago at Feb 2 21:13

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One of the most amazing Kubrick films with a lead character we grow to like. Amazing shots, and production values of this period piece.

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Description: Stanley Kubrick's unique spectacle tells the picaresque tale of Redmond Barry, a rougish youth who starts his foray into the world as a likable Irish lad and ends up a rakish gambler. After a jealous Barry shoots his beloved cousin's fiancé in a duel, he is forced to flee Barryville. He embarks on a journey that leads him to the continent as a soldier--a job he finds less than pleasant. But he survives and, hardened by his stretch in the army, makes his way into the highest gambling circles of Europe, where his newly acquired ruthlessness stands him in good stead--until he soon finds himself on the edge of utter ruin. BARRY Stanley Kubrick's unique spectacle tells the picaresque tale of Redmond Barry, a rougish youth who starts his foray into the world as a likable Irish lad and ends up a rakish gambler. After a jealous Barry shoots his beloved cousin's fiancé in a duel, he is forced to flee Barryville. He embarks on a journey that leads him to the continent as a soldier--a job he finds less than pleasant. But he survives and, hardened by his stretch in the army, makes his way into the highest gambling circles of Europe, where his newly acquired ruthlessness stands him in good stead--until he soon finds himself on the edge of utter ruin.

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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Release date: 18 December 1975
UPC: 085391736622

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"23.11. 2024 "Barry Lyndon" by Stanley Kubrick is one of those great classics that is essentially easier to experience than to describe. Its beauty is purely cinematic beauty. "Barry Lyndon" is based on a book by William Makepaeace Thackeray but it is still hard to imagine this wonderful and colourful story as anything other than as a movie. It is a story about an Irish lad whose life experiences turn him into a cynical and calculative opportunist. The story is set in the turbulent 18th century"

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“Barry Lyndon es un lio de tratar por muchos motivos siendo que en teoría podría tratarse de una obra maestra del cine. Los personajes son bastante buenos en términos de escritura por sus personalidades multifacéticas y la moralidad compleja que les recorre. También tiene una filosofía que no es obvia, sino retratada por los eventos y los actos de sus personajes. Venga, estamos hablando del epitome de la sutileza y la exploración. Sin embargo, es precisamente aquello el motivo por el que considero que la película es más polarizante que genuinamente buena.

Aquí está el protagonista Redmond Barry que es un aventurero—o mejor dicho “desventurado” en su lugar—que debido a un montón de malas decisiones merodea alrededor de Europa buscando mantenerse con vida y saca” read more

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