Barry Lyndon

It's not forgotten.

And it is great.

One of the great things about the movie...is Kubrick trying to master natural lighting and nailed it.

(Apparently scenes were obsessed over until Kubrick felt he got it just right)

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Kubrick’s approach of making the actors go through a scene over and over again before even getting to his legendary multiple takes could be trying, to say the least. “He shoots a lot of takes, and you don’t get a stand-in,” said O’Neal. “We shot for something like 350 days, and afterward they had to carry me away.” O’Neal claimed that the meticulous lighting added a whole other time-consuming level to the shoot.

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This movie is near the top of my list of classic movies I haven't seen

I remember reading on the IMDB trivia page that Kubrick wanted to cast Robert Redford as the lead, but because of contractual obligations he was pretty much forced to cast Ryan O'Neal as the lead. What are the general thoughts of this? I think Redford was the better actor and would have probably made this movie more prominently remembered as a classic, not to say that it isn't currently a classic, but I do think quality may have suffered.

Agreed, anything Redford touched from 1969-1980 was gigantic. I know O'Neal was a huge star circa 1975 also, but his acting was a little subpar. His accent is a bit all over the place in Barry Lyndon, but he still managed to portray him as a sympathetic character.

I think the studio told Kubrick he had to have a big star and gave him a list, which he didn't necessarily want.

i just got this on bluray monday

#can'twait

Nice breakdown of the wonderful candle scene.

LINK

yeah i love this movie. it's probably my favorite kubrick flick

i now own lyndon, 2001, clockwork orange, eyes wide shut, and dr. strangelove on blu ray. i don't know if i'll buy anymore

In terms of pure cinema I think it's the best, but my favorite is still Strangelove. But he never made anything less than fantastic material as far as I'm concerned.

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Think I will finally watch this one this week.

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It's watchable with the sound turned all the way down. It's like a moving painting and that was the intent.

Kubrick knew about a lens that Zeiss made for NASA, and also knew about a specific film camera body that could be modified to accept the lens, so he bought all of that model camera and had them so modified. The lighting was also key, and just took hours and hours to get right. They used all natural light or simulated natural light, rather than traditional film set lighting/diffusers.

Although I'm certain it was frustrating, time-consuming and aggravating to those involved in the production, the final product is as visually stunning a film as 2001 is, maybe more so.