Saturday, February 12, 2022
Barry Lyndon
- Commentary: Under Construction.
In 2009 Roger Ebert reviewed this movie a second time (his first review is attached to the title of this post above) as part of his Great Movies class. Here is that review.
It was also reviewed by Jim Emerson at Roger Ebert's site in 2004, discussed from a cinematographic perspective by Mr. Emerson in 2006 and discussed by Peter Sobczynski in 2017 when it was added to The Criterion Collection. Me? I just love these sweeping period dramas, especially when they're done in an epic style, which this is. In addition, Stanley Kubrick made some surprising acting choices for this film, then coaxed the hell out of his performers.
Hapless lives are lived in every time and place. For that reason, this film is both sobering and bracing to watch, no mean feat in itself.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Michael Hordern Narrator Ryan O'Neal Redmond Barry Lyndon Marisa Berenson Lady Lyndon Patrick Magee Chevalier du Balibari Hardy Krüger Cpt. Potzdorf Gay Hamilton Nora Brady Marie Kean Belle, Barry's mother Godfrey Quigley Cpt. Grogan
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1975
Directed by Stanley Kubrick.
Labels: §3, Criterion3, period6, stanley-kubrick
