Barry Lyndon

Barry Lyndon

DVD - 2017

A gentlemanly rogue travels the battlefields and parlors of 18th century Europe, determined to make for himself the life of a nobleman through seduction, gambling, and dueling in this methodical film showing the rhythm and life of the period.

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Subjects
Thackeray, William Makepeace, > 1811-1863 > Film adaptations.
Rogues and vagabonds > Drama.
Action and adventure films.
Ireland > Social life and customs > 18th century > Drama.
Europe > Social life and customs > 18th century > Drama.
Historical films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Historical films
Film adaptations
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Irvington, New York] : The Criterion Collection [2017]
Language
English
Corporate Author
Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
Corporate Author
Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) (presenter)
Other Authors
Stanley Kubrick (screenwriter), Jan Harlan (film producer), Ryan O'Neal (actor), Patrick Magee (-), Marisa Berenson, 1942-, Hardy Krüger, 1928-, William Makepeace Thackeray, 1811-1863
Edition
Two-DVD special edition ; DVD edition ; widescreen
Item Description
Adapted from a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1975.
Wide screen (1.66:1).
Special features: New documentary featuring cast and crew interviews as well as excerpts from a 1976 audio interview with director Stanley Kubrick; New program about the film's groundbreaking visuals, featuring focus puller Douglas Milsome and gaffer Lou Bogue, as well as excerpts from a 1980 interview with cinematographer John Alcott; New program about Academy award-winning production designer Ken Adam with historian Sir Christopher Frayling; New interview with editor Anthony Lawson; French television interview from 1976 with Oscar-winning costume designer Ulla-Britt Söderlund; New interview with critic Michel Ciment; New interview with actor Leon Vitali about 5.1 surround soundtrack, which he cosupervised; New piece analyzing the fine-art-inspired aesthetics of the film with art curator Adam Eaker; Plus: an essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien and two pieces about the film from the March 1976 issue of American Cinematographer.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (185 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format
DVD, NTSC, region 1.
Audience
Rating: PG.
Awards
Academy Awards, 1975: Best art direction/set decoration ; cinematography ; costume design ; scoring (adaptation).
Production Credits
Music, Leonard Rosenman, The Chieftains ; cinematographer, John Alcott ; editor, Tony Lawson.
ISBN
9781681433714
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

The 1975 classic historical drama. © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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