This digitally restored version of Kubrick’s 1976 masterpiece still astounds, both in its formal accomplishments and in its searing emotional charge.
Stanley Kubrick’s hypnotic masterpiece looks just as good 40 years on, as it follows the fluctuating fortunes of Ryan O’Neal’s humble Irish hero.
Stanley Kubrick’s reputation may rest on bigscreen spectacles such as 2001: A Space Odyssey and Spartacus but the exquisite, Oscar-winning Barry Lyndon deserves to be just as well known.
Ryan O’Neal plays an 18th-century rogue-turned-aristocrat in Kubrick’s 1975 gem.
Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon: 'It puts a spell on people'.
Barry Lyndon: why it's time to reassess Kubrick's 'coffee-table' movie
Barry Lyndon: Kubrick's vision of a compromised life.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
Cameo, Edinburgh from Friday August 26, 2016, until Thursday September 1, 2016. More info: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/
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