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| - In 18th century aristocracy, an Irish rogue wins the heart of a rich widow and assumes the position of her dead husband. The film depicts the rise and fall of this rogue, who is named Redmond Barry. He leaves home seeking a fortune after apparently killing someone in a duel. Through mishaps and accidents, he ends up fighting in the Seven Years' War. However, he decides to flee and live a life among Europe's elite.
- Barry Lyndon is Stanley Kubrick's 1975 period piece, widely considered one of his most underrated films. The film concerns the life of Irish peasant-turned-adventurer-turned-aristocrat Redmond Barry, who leaves his Irish home after his family con him into leaving alone his cousin with whom he is besotted. The first half shows how he then goes on to be a British deserter of the Seven Year's War, a Prussian conscript, a spy and then a travelling dandy. The second half, however, is far more downbeat and involves his quest to become an aristocrat, which eventually merely leads to tragedy as he spurns his beautiful but fragile wife and brings his stepson to hate him with a passion.
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| - Barry Lyndon is Stanley Kubrick's 1975 period piece, widely considered one of his most underrated films. The film concerns the life of Irish peasant-turned-adventurer-turned-aristocrat Redmond Barry, who leaves his Irish home after his family con him into leaving alone his cousin with whom he is besotted. The first half shows how he then goes on to be a British deserter of the Seven Year's War, a Prussian conscript, a spy and then a travelling dandy. The second half, however, is far more downbeat and involves his quest to become an aristocrat, which eventually merely leads to tragedy as he spurns his beautiful but fragile wife and brings his stepson to hate him with a passion. The film had very mixed reviews when it came out, and was seen as weird for Kubrick as he wasn't fond of period pieces. Nowadays, however, the film is considered a cinematographer's dream with its beautiful camera work (including scenes lit only by candles), and no other film has so convincingly brought the 18th century to life. It's a simple story, but if you allow yourself to be absorbed by it and accept the pace it's deeply engaging, romantic and even thought provoking. There are some truly classic scenes, such as the climactic duel between Barry and his stepson which has tremendous tension, and the first meeting and seduction of Lady Lyndon by Barry, in which involves a room of gamblers, a balcony, and Franz Schubert's Piano Trio In E Flat Major, which is just pure romance on film. The film is based on the novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray, the author of Vanity Fair.
- In 18th century aristocracy, an Irish rogue wins the heart of a rich widow and assumes the position of her dead husband. The film depicts the rise and fall of this rogue, who is named Redmond Barry. He leaves home seeking a fortune after apparently killing someone in a duel. Through mishaps and accidents, he ends up fighting in the Seven Years' War. However, he decides to flee and live a life among Europe's elite.
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