Alison Castle

Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon. Book & DVD

Based on William Makepeace Thackeray's picaresque novel from 1844, Barry Lyndon tells the story of an opportunist (Ryan O'Neal) striving for social advancement, who succeeds in marrying a beautiful aristocrat (Marisa Berenson) who is far above his social class - who then But you have to watch what has been achieved by greed and malice. Barry Lyndon was meticulously prepared by Stanley Kubrick and shot in luxuriant pictures - with an extremely light-sensitive lens and almost exclusively by candlelight and natural light. The film is a satirical and sensitive portrait of a strangely sympathetic antihero. (Because "he has charm and courage," said Kubrick, "it is impossible not to like him despite his vanity, callousness and weaknesses.")

Despite disappointing audience numbers and moderate criticism at its cinema premiere in 1975 - at a time when historical dramas were not exactly in vogue - Barry Lyndon has slowly but steadily climbed the hierarchy of Kubrick's work and is today not just one of his most significant achievements but also valued as a cinematic masterpiece. This set is part of the Making of a Masterpiece series, which takes a detailed look behind the scenes of cinematic milestones. The box includes:

• Film stills, set photos, script drafts and other exclusive material from Stanley Kubrick's archive
• Essays on the making of the film, interviews with Kubrick and an illustrated biography and filmography
• the original movie poster
• the DVD of the remastered film

Price Germany € 30.00

ISBN 978-3-83657-962-9

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