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Table of Contents. Stanley Kubrick 2. Barry Lyndon 3. Scenes shot in Bath. Stanley Kubrick. Director, 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

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  1. Table of Contents • Stanley Kubrick 2. Barry Lyndon 3. Scenes shot in Bath

  2. Stanley Kubrick Director, screenplay writer and producer of Barry Lyndon

  3. 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

  4. Most famous films: • 1960: Spartacus • 1968: 2001:A Space Odyssey • 1971: A ClockworkOrange • 1975: Barry Lyndon • 1980: The Shining • 1987: Full Metal Jacket • 1999: Eyes Wide Shut

  5. 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

  6. Barry Lyndon 1. Actors 2. Awards 3. Critics 4. Plot

  7. 1. Actors • Ryan O’Neal plays protagonist Barry Lyndon • Marisa Berenson plays Lady Lyndon

  8. Hardy Krüger played role of Capt. Potzdorf (a supporting role) • Leon Vitali played role of hated son-in-law Lord Bullingdon

  9. 2. Awards • Won Oscar for: • Best Art Direction-Set • Best Decoration • Best Cinematography Costume Design • Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation

  10. Oscar nomination: • Best Director • Best Picture • Best Writing, Screenplay Adapted From Other Material • Further 11 wins and 11 nominations

  11. 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.”

  12. 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.”

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 4. Scenes shot in Bath • Barry meets Lady Lyndon for the first time in the Pump Room:

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

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