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Barry Lyndon

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• Adventure
• Drama

• 1975
• Stanley Kubrick
• 177 mins
• PG

Summary

Stanley Kubrick's opulent period drama starring Ryan O'Neal and Marisa Berenson. Ireland in the mid-18th century: after killing an English officer in a duel, likeable rogue Barry Lyndon manages to escape and embarks on a series of adventures.

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Review

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Adrian Turner

This awesome work might be retitled 1789: a Georgian Odyssey, for Stanley Kubrick gives to the past what he gave to the future in 2001: a Space Odyssey, providing this film with an authentic 18th-century look and a unique atmosphere that totally convinces. This is a period film like no other, a slow but utterly hypnotic tale of an Irish youth whose adventures and misfortunes take in the Seven Years' War, the gambling clubs of Europe and marriage into the English aristocracy. In Kubrick's scheme of things, character means less than context, so Ryan O'Neal may appear bloodless and Marisa Berenson wholly vacant, but this turns out to be a strength, not a weakness. Anyway, there are fine turns by Leonard Rossiter, Hardy Kruger and, best of all, Leon Vitali as O'Neal's stepson. There is a definitive climactic duel scene, a confiding narration by Michael Hordern and ravishingly beautiful photography on locations ranging from Castle Howard, Wilton House and Blenheim Palace to the Irish wilderness. Give it time, adjust to the pace and enjoy Kubrick's grandest gamble.

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8.1/10

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Cast

rolenameBarry LyndonRyan O'NealLady LyndonMarisa BerensonThe ChevalierPatrick MageeCaptain PotzdorfHardy KrugerLord LuddSteven BerkoffNoraGay HamiltonCaptain QuinLeonard RossiterSir Charles LyndonFrank MiddlemassReverend RuntMurray MelvinLord BullingdonLeon VitaliNarratorMichael HordernCaptain GroganGodfrey QuigleyHighwaymanArthur O'SullivanGerman girlDiana KoernerBarry's motherMarie KeanRecruiting soldierJohn BindonColonel BulowFerdy MayneToole, soldier in fistfightPat RoachGrahamPhilip Stone

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rolenameDirectorStanley Kubrick

Details

Theatrical distributor

BFI

Released on

2016-07-29

Languages

English | German | French

Guidance

Contains violence and brief nudity.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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