Barry Lyndon (1975)

Jerel 2022-04-22 07:01:09

Worth a visit just for photography

First-class photography, even if the British countryside is already beautiful, who knows if it is not like this? Every shot: villages, castles, palaces, abandoned bridges, boats in the river, trails by the river, lovers in the garden, fallen soldiers on the battlefield, pistols in the hands of duelists, evening, morning When the fog rises, when the duke summons, ..., everything is beautiful, just like the "Hunter's Notes" in Russia. Driven by the plot to unfold to the audience. The male protagonist Barry Lyndon is almost a British version of Julien, growing from a simple boy to a villain, and the high society like him is not surprised to despise him in order to maintain his morality; but not as good as "Red". The depth of "And the Black", for example, the film did not doubt the society itself, nor questioned life, nor dared to tease the Mao of the church.

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Extended Reading
  • Burley 2021-11-13 08:01:24

    When describing the death of Barry’s son, Lao Ku, who had always maintained an objective and down-to-earth attitude, finally failed to remain neutral. He used an extremely emotional method to render the grief of Barry’s bereavement (such as the montage of cutting from the hospital bed to the funeral), and hit it all at once. I. Impeccably gorgeous photography and costumes have been accused of formalism, but I think this form fits the core of the film, that is, the empty soul under the bright appearance. The erotic drama at the beginning is too good!

  • Daija 2022-03-21 09:01:41

    My Kubrick last movie. Barry Lyndon climbed all the way from a rambunctious boy in the countryside to the upper class, and then returned to the ordinary because of his extravagance and self-indulgence. But yeah, it's all It can be said that Kubrick's filming skills are the most outstanding one. Sarabande's sadness haunts the whole film, and the lingering sound will last for three days. Mr. Kubrick, thank you.

Barry Lyndon quotes

  • Narrator: [voice-over] It is well to dream of glorious war in a snug armchair at home, but it is a very different thing to see it first hand. And after the death of his friend, Barry's thoughts turned from those of military glory to those of finding a way to escape the service to which he was now tied for another six years. Gentlemen may talk of the age of chivalry, but remember the ploughmen, poachers and pickpockets whom they lead. It is with these sad instruments that your great warriors and kings have been doing their murderous work in the world.

  • Redmond Barry: Sir, I... I have a confession to make to you. I'm an Irishman. And my name is Redmond Barry. I was abducted into the Prussian army two years ago, and now have been put into your service by my Captain Potzdorf, and his uncle, the Minister of Police... to serve as a watch upon your... actions... and to give information to the same quarter.

    Narrator: [voice-over] The Chevalier was as much affected as Barry at thus finding one of his countrymen. For he too was an exile from home, and a friendly voice, a look, brought the old country back to his memory again.