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    In the early Seventies, Stanley Kubrick was enjoying one of the most extraordinary positions the film industry has ever given a director/producer. His last three films – Dr Strangelove (1964), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and A Clockwork Orange (1971) had been, in their different ways, global sensations, all three earning him Best Director nominations at the Oscars, and securing his reputation as a perfectionist auteur who loomed larger over his movies than any concept or star. "Kubrick" was by now an imprimatur of a certain style, and one that his current studio, Warner Bros, was eager to bankroll wherever it might lead them.

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    In the early Seventies, Stanley Kubrick was enjoying one of the most extraordinary positions the film industry has ever given a director/producer. His last three films – Dr Strangelove (1964), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and A Clockwork Orange (1971) had been, in their different ways, global sensations, all three earning him Best Director nominations at the Oscars, and securing his reputation as a perfectionist auteur who loomed larger over his movies than any concept or star. "Kubrick" was by now an imprimatur of a certain style, and one that his current studio, Warner Bros, was eager to bankroll wherever it might lead them.

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    Barry Lyndon - Kubrick's Neglected Masterpiece - Telegraph

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    In the early Seventies, Stanley Kubrick was enjoying one of the most extraordinary positions the film industry has ever given a director/producer. His last three films – Dr Strangelove (1964), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and A Clockwork Orange (1971) had been, in their different ways, global sensations, all three earning him Best Director nominations at the Oscars, and securing his reputation as a perfectionist auteur who loomed larger over his movies than any concept or star. "Kubrick" was by now an imprimatur of a certain style, and one that his current studio, Warner Bros, was eager to bankroll wherever it might lead them.

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    BarryLyndon:Kubrick'sneglectedmasterpieceTelegraph

    BarryLyndon:Kubrick'sneglectedmasterpiece
    'BarryLyndon'isseldomratedamongStanleyKubrick'sgreatestfilms.Butitsrerelease
    shouldchangethat.

    Selfconsciousartistryandslowpace:BarryLyndon

    ByTimRobey
    12:28PMGMT05Feb2009

    IntheearlySeventies,StanleyKubrickwasenjoyingoneofthemostextraordinarypositionsthe
    filmindustryhasevergivenadirector/producer.HislastthreefilmsDrStrangelove(1964),2001:
    ASpaceOdyssey(1968)andAClockworkOrange(1971)hadbeen,intheirdifferentways,global
    sensations,allthreeearninghimBestDirectornominationsattheOscars,andsecuringhis
    reputationasaperfectionistauteurwholoomedlargeroverhismoviesthananyconceptorstar.
    "Kubrick"wasbynowanimprimaturofacertainstyle,andonethathiscurrentstudio,Warner
    Bros,waseagertobankrollwhereveritmightleadthem.
    Productiononhisnextprojectwasshroudedintheutmostsecrecy.ThecontroversyprovokedbyA
    ClockworkOrange,especiallyintheUK,hadheightenedKubrick'slongstandingparanoiaabout
    thetabloidpress,whowereapttocharacterisehiminturnasachilly,reclusive,borderline
    psychopathiccontrolfreak.AlltheywereallowedtoknowwasthathisnewfilmwouldstarRyan
    O'NealaseeminglyunKubrickychoiceofleadingmanandtheformerVogueandTime
    magazinecovermodelMarisaBerenson.ItwastobeshotlargelyinIreland.EvenBerenson,when
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    Kubrickfirstapproachedher,wastoldonlythatitwastobean18thcenturycostumepieceshe
    wasinstructedtokeepoutofthesuninthemonthsbeforeproduction,toachievetheperiod
    specificpallorherequired.
    Neveranoriginatorofhisownscreenplays,KubrickhadinmindtoadaptThackeray's1844novel
    TheLuckofBarryLyndon,asatiricalpicaresqueaboutthefortunehuntingofanIrishrogueand
    thepositionhesecuresforhimselfintheEnglisharistocracy.ForsomeyearsKubrickhadbeen
    wrestlingwithaprojectintheadjacentperiod,hislonggestatingbutabandonedfilmabout
    NapoleonBonaparte,andtheswitchtoLyndongavehimthechancetoputsomeofthatresearchto
    gooduse.Inparticular,herelishedthetechnicalchallengesofshooting"inperiod",andwas
    determinednottoreproducethesetbound,artificiallylitlookofothercostumedramasfromthat
    time.
    AlmosteveryKubrickfilmisashowcaseforsomemajorinnovationintechniquein2001itwas
    therevolutionaryvisualeffectsinTheShining,hismasteryoftheSteadicam.OnBarryLyndon,
    KubrickandcinematographerJohnAlcottsetthemselvesthetaskofshootingasmanysequencesas
    possiblewithoutrecoursetoelectricallight.Forthemanydenselyfurnishedinteriorscenes,this
    meantshootingbycandlelight,afeatdifficultenoughinstillphotography,letalonewithmoving
    imagestocapture.Formonthstheytinkeredwithdifferentcombinationsoflensesandfilmstockto
    makethispossible,beforegettingholdofanumberofsuperfast50mmlensesdevelopedbyZeiss
    forusebyNasaintheApollomoonlandings.Withtheirhugeapertureandfixedfocallength,
    mountingthesewasanightmare,buttheymanagedit,andsoKubrick'svisionofrecreatingthe
    huddleandglowofapreelectricalagewasmiraculouslyputonscreen.
    Thestately,painterly,oftendeterminedlystaticqualityofBarryLyndonwasatleastinpart
    dictatedbythisstylisticchoicelitonlybycandles,theactorsinthemanysequencesofdiningand
    gamblingwereunderinstructiontomoveasslowlyaspossible,toavoidunderexposure.Butitfits
    perfectlywithKubrick'sgildedcageaestheticthefilmisconsciouslyamuseumpiece,its
    characterspinnedtotheframelikebutterflies.Forthestunninglybeautifulexteriors,inwhich
    Irelandplaysitself,England,andPrussiaduringtheSevenYears'War,KubrickandAlcottlooked
    tothelandscapesofWatteauandGainsboroughthedaylitinteriorsowealottoHogarth,with
    whomThackerayhadalwaysbeenfascinated.
    AlcottwouldwinanOscarforhisamazingwork,aswouldKenAdamandRoyWalkerfortheir
    scrupulouslyresearchedartdirection,theoftenoutlandishbuttotallyconvincingcostumesof
    MilenaCanonero,andLeonardRosenmanforhisarrangementsofSchubertandHandel,whose
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    addictivelyfunerealSarabandeinDMinorstompsominouslyinthebackgroundofthevarious
    duels,likeamarchtothegallows.Thefilmwasgreeted,onitsrelease,withdutifuladmiration
    butnotlove.CriticswereitchingtorailagainsttheperceivedcoldnessofKubrick'sstyle,thefilm's
    selfconsciousartistryandslowpace.Audiences,onthewhole,ratheragreeditwasnotthe
    commercialsuccessWarnerBroshadbeenhopingfor.
    Anairofdisappointmentseemedtocloudthefilm'sreputationformanyyears.Ithassatdormant,
    gorgeousbutremote,waitingpatientlyforreevaluation.Watchingitnowisaspellbinding
    experienceonmanylevels,butitmakesyourealisethatthemostundervaluedaspectofKubrick's
    geniuscouldwellbehiswaywithactors.Thesupportingcastisaglitteringprocessionofcameos,
    notfromstarnamesbutfromvitalcharacterplayers.LeonardRossitermakesthefirstunforgettable
    impressionasCaptainQuin,thepompousandpricklysuitor
    ofBarry'scousinNora(GayHamilton)heraisessnobbishindignationtoanartform.TheIrish
    stageactorArthurO'SullivanhasjusttwoscenesasthenotorioushighwaymanCaptainFeeney,but
    managestobebothdisarminglypoliteandterrifying.
    PatrickMagee,whoplayedthecrippledwriterinAClockworkOrange,hasalovely,quizzicalturn
    astheavuncularChevalierduBalibari,aninveteratecheatatcardswhotakesBarryunderhiswing.
    Andthelistgoeson,takingintheextraordinaryMurrayMelvinasapursedlippedreverend,Marie
    KeanasBarry'smother,FrankMiddlemassasthespleneticSirCharlesLyndon,HardyKrgerasa
    Prussiancaptain,StephenBerkoffasapriapicgambler,LeonVitaliasBarry'sresentfulstepson
    LordBullingdon,andKubrickregularPhilipStonehewasAlex'sfatherinAClockworkOrange,
    andthedeadcaretakerGradyinTheShiningastheLyndonfamilylawyer.
    Subjectedtothedirector'sinfamousregimeofmany,manyarduoustakes,theirfaceslightupthe
    filmandtheera,likeaseriesoffine,carefullyhung,oilportraits.Kubrick'scastmayhavebeen
    requiredtositforthesefordaysandweeksonend,butnoonecouldsaytheresultsweren'tworth
    it.
    DAnextendedrunof'BarryLyndon'playsattheBFISouthbankuntil
    March17.Fulldetails:www.bfi.org.uk
    Howwemoderate
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