Barry Lyndon
Film details
| Film Title | Barry Lyndon |
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| Suitability | |
| Genre | |
| Length | 185mins |
| Year | 1975 |
| Country | United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Director | Stanley Kubrick |
| Actors | Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee, Hardy Krüger, Steven Berkoff, Gay Hamilton, Marie Kean, Diana Körner, Murray Melvin, Frank Middlemass, Leon Vitali, Arthur O'Sullivan, Godfrey Quigley, Leonard Rossiter, Philip Stone |
| Language | German, French, English |
| Showings |
An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.
Barry Lyndon is pure cinema, and, if you only let it, its aching beauty will wipe you out.
★★★★★
One of cinema’s most heartfelt and sustained (it runs over three hours), if cynical, visions of an individual’s powerlessness when confronted with the impersonal, mangling machinery of power and fate.
★★★★★
As leisurely as it is painterly, this is a masterclass in cinematography – famously, Kubrick used nothing but natural light in all but a few scenes. Don’t miss the chance to watch it in a cinema.
★★★★★
