Table of Contents

Table of Contents1. Stanley Kubrick

2. Barry Lyndon

3. Scenes shot in Bath

Stanley KubrickDirector, screenplay writer and producer of Barry Lyndon

1. Stanley Kubrick Born 26 July 1928 in New

York Died 7 March 1999 in

Hertfordshire, England Started photography at

age of 13 Worked as photographer

at age of 17 Made his first film with

friend, Alexander Singer, Day of the Fight in 1951

Directed 16 films and contributed to many more

Most famous films: 1960: Spartacus 1968: 2001: A Space

Odyssey 1971: A Clockwork

Orange 1975: Barry Lyndon 1980: The Shining 1987: Full Metal

Jacket 1999: Eyes Wide Shut

All in all Kubrick won: 1 Oscar for visual

effects for 2001: A Space Odyssey

Won 31 other prizes and was nominated for further 46

Barry Lyndon1. Actors

2. Awards

3. Critics

4. Plot

1. Actors Ryan O’Neal plays

protagonist Barry Lyndon

Marisa Berenson plays Lady Lyndon

Hardy Krüger played role of Capt. Potzdorf (a supporting role)

Leon Vitali played role of hated son-in-law Lord Bullingdon

2. Awards Won Oscar for:

Best Art Direction-Set Best Decoration Best Cinematography

Costume Design Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score

and/or Adaptation

Oscar nomination:

Best Director Best Picture Best Writing, Screenplay Adapted From

Other Material

Further 11 wins and 11 nominations

3. Critics Film released in December in 1975

Time Magazine wrote: “Kubrick demonstrates singularity of

vision, mature mastery of his medium, near-reckless courage in asserting through this work a claim to greatness that time alone can—and probably will—confirm.”

Christopher Null, national filmcritic wrote:

“Stanley Kubrick's minor masterpiece is often overlooked -- even scorned -- by those who claim it to be pretentious and slow. Well, it is pretentious and slow, but it's still an exceptional film.”

4. Plot Film set around time of 1760 Father of irish boy, Redmund Barry, was

killed in duel over some horses Film starts with Redmund at the age of 17

and in love with his cousin Challenges adversary to a duel and must

flee after winning He joins the army and is reunited with his

friend Captain Potzdorf

Fights in Germany and deserts his company after Captain Potzdorf is killed

Travels through Germany disguised as a messenger

Is unmasked and must serve in the Prussian army

Receives assignment from police to expose the Chevalier de Balibari

→ Irish double agent

Develops liking for Chevalier and starts working for him

Spend several years travelling from one aristocrat to another doing fraudulent gambling

Meets Lady Lyndon, falls for her, and marries her after her husband’s death

Leads an exlusive life-style Has a son with Lady Lyndon Mistreats stepson, Lord Bullingdon

(beatings, spends family fortune..) Stepson mocks stepfather, Barry

Lyndon, → is beaten up in front of aristocracy; stepson leaves for his home

Son, at age of 8, dies after falling off his horse

Lord Bullingdon returns and challenges Barry Lyndon to a duel

Lyndon is shot in the leg and it must be amputated

Dies alone and poor in Ireland

4. Scenes shot in Bath Barry meets Lady Lyndon for the

first time in the Pump Room:

Lord Bullingdon confronts his mother and Barry. Shot at Longleat House, near Bath: