Barry Lyndon (Great Restorations)

Barry Lyndon

UK-USA 1975 | Stanley Kubrick | vostFR | 185' | digital | Cast : Ryan O’Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee, Hardy Krüger, Steven Berkoff | D’après: le roman de William Makepeace Thackeray

> 7 nominations including Best Picture and 4 wins, Oscars 1976

> With an introduction to the film and its restoration | in English | about 10’

Au XVIIIe siècle en Irlande, à la mort de son père, le jeune Redmond Barry ambitionne de monter dans l'échelle sociale. Il élimine en duel son rival,un officier britannique amoureux de sa cousine mais est ensuite contraint à l'exil.

« One of the most beautiful of all Stanley Kubrick’s films, originally released in 1975, this slyly savage tale of social climbing in the 18th century is also arguably his funniest. » (The Observer)

« Ryan O'Neal's excellent performance captures the shallow opportunism endemic to the title character who is brought down as much by his own flaws as by the mores of the ordered social structure of 18th-century England. Casting, concept and execution are all superb. » (Variety)

Location : Cinémathèque @Théâtre des Capucins

Org. : Cinémathèque de la Ville de Luxembourg