185 mins |
Rated
PG
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Starring Patrick Magee, Ryan O'Neal, Steven Berkoff, Marisa Berenson, Hardy Krüger, LisaGay Hamilton, Diana Körner, Frank Middlemass
CHELSEA CLASSICS: ANNIVERSARIES
BARRY LYNDON (Stanley Kubrick, 1975, 185min)
Ryan O'Neal and Marisa Berenson star in director Stanley Kubrick's lavish adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's classic 18th-century novel about the rise and fall of a sensitive and dashing rogue, The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq..
John Alcott’s (2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange) cinematography in Barry Lyndon is nothing short of a visual revelation—a meticulous, painterly achievement that transforms each frame into a living 18th-century oil painting. Collaborating closely with director Stanley Kubrick, Alcott used natural light and custom-modified lenses, including ultra-fast NASA-developed Zeiss lenses, to shoot scenes entirely by candlelight, capturing an authenticity and intimacy rarely seen on film. The result is a series of compositions that echo the works of Gainsborough, Watteau, and other masters of the era, with rich textures, soft diffused light, and a serene stillness that evoke the fragility of a time steeped in human vanity. More than a period piece, Barry Lyndon becomes a gallery in motion—each shot composed with such precision and grace that the screen itself feels like canvas.
Stanley Kubrick was once quoted as saying filmmaking is "painting with light". Kubrick and Alcott took that mantra to the next level with this stunning effort to marry the two disciplines.
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CHELSEA CLASSICS: ANNIVERSARIES
BARRY LYNDON (Stanley Kubrick, 1975, 185min)
Ryan O'Neal and Marisa Berenson star in director Stanley Kubrick's lavish adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's classic 18th-century novel about the rise and fall of a sensitive and dashing rogue, The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq..
John Alcott’s (2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange) cinematography in Barry Lyndon is nothing short of a visual revelation—a meticulous, painterly achievement that transforms each frame into a living 18th-century oil painting. Collaborating closely with director Stanley Kubrick, Alcott used natural light and custom-modified lenses, including ultra-fast NASA-developed Zeiss lenses, to shoot scenes entirely by candlelight, capturing an authenticity and intimacy rarely seen on film. The result is a series of compositions that echo the works of Gainsborough, Watteau, and other masters of the era, with rich textures, soft diffused light, and a serene stillness that evoke the fragility of a time steeped in human vanity. More than a period piece, Barry Lyndon becomes a gallery in motion—each shot composed with such precision and grace that the screen itself feels like canvas.
Stanley Kubrick was once quoted as saying filmmaking is "painting with light". Kubrick and Alcott took that mantra to the next level with this stunning effort to marry the two disciplines.
