Barry lyndon's behind-the-scenes production

Since the release of 1975, "barry lyndon" has been praised as an epic work, and some Kubrick fans even think that this film is his pinnacle as a director and author. In many places, it can be regarded as Kubrick's last masterpiece. Although his later works are also extraordinarily wise, they are far from being compared with barry lyndon, Doctor Strange Love, A Space Odyssey 200 1 and clockwork orange. In almost all films, stanley kubrick's attitude wavers between satire and fable. This is a guy who likes mystery and intelligence. He is never afraid to show his malice. It's just that barry lyndon doesn't seem to be the kind of movie that can attract people's attention from the beginning or all the time. More often, it needs the audience to explore. When Kubrick wrote the script of this film, it was mainly based on The Luck of barry lyndon, which was reprinted by the famous British novelist William Makepeace Thackeray. It tells the story that from 65438 to 0844, a European legend, an Irishman who came from Xiaohan, finally struggled to become an English aristocrat. The novel was written in the first person and edited and published under the pseudonym George Savage Fitzbull. Thackeray wrote this novel based on real events in real life. Irish Anthony Robinson Si Tong married Mary Eleanor Bao Si, Countess of Strathmore (but soon divorced). You know, the Strathmore family is one of the ancestors of Queen Elizabeth II.

Warner Bros. promised to fund the filming of this film, on the condition that stanley kubrick must choose a love story with a box office score of Top 10 as the leading role. 1973, Ryan O'Neal became the runner-up at the box office that year (according to the most authoritative quigley poll market survey in the United States, the first place was Clint Eastwood). But interestingly, this is the only time Ryan has entered top 10. The remaining third to tenth places are Steve McQueen, burt reynolds, robert redford, barbra streisand, paul newman, Charles Bronson, john wayne and Marlon Brando.

Only O 'Neill and Redford can get Kubrick to consider auditioning. The other actors are either too old or not suitable for the role. O 'Neill and Redford are Irish, and both of them have box office appeal. Although O 'Neill, 32, is five years younger than Redford in 1973, they played this role at the right age. However, O 'Neill was more famous at that time. Because "Love Story" has been nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor, Kubrick still prefers to play Redford, and O 'Neill only auditioned after politely refusing. Since then, Redford has always overshadowed O 'Neill on the big screen. In the same year, he starred in Stinger 1973 and Our Original Appearance 1973, which won a great victory, and 1974 ranked first in the box office. From 1973, O 'Neill fell out of the top ten box office camp, and his appearance in 1973 just fulfilled the highest rule that Hollywood is the highest box office for actors.

After the film was released, it was highly praised by the American Film Critics Association, saying that barry lyndon was the best film, and Kubrick was once again affirmed as the best director. The film also won the Oscar for best cinematography, best costume design, best artistic direction and best soundtrack. The film is quite epic, with exquisite composition and photography, meticulous costumes and scenery, and bold and innovative use of music. Wu Yusen's good method of using pigeons to fly against violence can be traced back to this movie. Stanley kubrick, a film prodigy, put a18th century European legend on the screen with almost perfect film technology. Every shot is elegant like a classical oil painting, and the ending has a sad feeling after vicissitudes. The whole film is three hours long and consists of two volumes. Audiences who like literary films should not miss it.