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Barry Lyndon

1975

Stanley Kubrick

Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson, Leon Vitali, Patrick Magee ...

7.9

36,121

Drama 18th century rural Ireland. After his father is killed in a duel, Barry Lyndon lives with his mother. He is in love with his cousin, Nora Brady, but she gets engaged to the British Captain John Quin. Barry challenges him for a duel. He wins and escapes to Dublin. Since then, he will have a wandering life in his pursuit of nobility.

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Stanley Kubrick’s hypnotic masterpiece looks just as good 40 years on (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"Technically awesome, emotionally distant, remorseless in its doubt of human goodness (...) The film has the arrogance of genius (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"
		Tim Robey Telegraph	"A gorgeous, period-perfect masterpiece (...) The film is consciously a museum piece, its characters pinned to the frame like butterflies (...) Alcott would win an Oscar for his amazing work"
		Vincent Canby The New York Times	"In the brilliance of its images the film surrounds you (...) with characters, events, and little discourses (...) 'Barry Lyndon' is another fascinating challenge"
		Tom Huddleston Time Out	"'Barry Lyndon' is best known for its photography (...) and it is uniquely, heart-stoppingly gorgeous (...) This is a story of identity, and the lack of it. And it’s fascinating (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Ian Nathan Empire	"Kubrick's superb version of William Thackery's first novel is meticulous and philosophically stimulating (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Adrian Turner Radio Times	"[Kubrick provides] this film with an authentic 18th-century look and a unique atmosphere that totally convinces. This is a period film like no other (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"[It] is exquisitely shot in natural light (...) The film is a highly accomplished piece of storytelling, building to one of the most suspenseful duels ever staged."
		Geoffrey Macnab The Independent	"Masterpiece (...) Every frame of every battle scene or courtly interlude is exhaustively and exquisitely detailed (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Variety	"A most elegant and handsome adaptation (...) Casting, concept and execution are all superb."
		Bilge Ebiri Village Voice	"The unique way 'Barry Lyndon' pulls the viewer between action, music, and narration speaks to the film’s complex layering of perspective."

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