Review of Barry Lyndon (1975) by Jc E — 23 Jan 2016

Short of perfection, no director can pull it off with 3 hour long film and expect the enraptured attention of the audience. Yet again, Kubrick has astounded us with this breathtakingly beautiful classic period film set in Ireland, Germany and France in the 1700s.

Elegant colourful costumes, Versailles like landscape and buildings and appropriate music score gave the audience unforgettable images. The story was simple to follow. The moral story was none other than ´reaping´what one sows.

Few punishment can be more severe than the death of one´s first born. Tough for King David and so it was tough for Barry. A very young and good looking Ryan O´Neal had the honour to play the coveted role of Barry Lyndon.