Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio on Barry Lyndon

Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio react to Stanley Kubrick's 1975 masterpiece Barry Lyndon.
Sources: Cinephoric, Letterboxd
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[@kurtdewittphoto]

Barry Lyndon is the most beautifully shot movie I've ever seen.

[@Kingofsweaters]

It’s incredibly beautiful, but nothing tops Laurence of Arabia in the beauty of photography. Nothing.

[@j.c.o6333]

The most emotive and beautiful film Kubrick ever made. I love Dr. Strangelove and for a long time that was my favorite Kubrick film but Barry Lyndon is undoubtedly his greatest esthetic achievement. An emotional, optical, and cerebral masterpiece; a film for the heart, eyes, and mind. Such a feat can only be achieved by very few filmmakers.

[@Uag_four]

Hearing martin scorsese and leonardo DiCaprio talk about barry lyndon is just perfection itself in every way. Thank you James whale bake sale for this.

[@robinstewart5650]

Thank letterbox broski. It’s their interview that came out. It’s great should check it out

[@Uag_four]

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[@jodi2847]

Such a great movie, dryly hilarious, heartbreaking ending, one of the most GORGEOUS films ever. Another title could be "Fake It Till You Make It" 😁

[@iPodTouchMan21]

It’s so amazing it’s almost like he went back in time and filmed it

[@ead630]

The Thief of Bagdad, Barry Lyndon, and Ran are probably the most visually beautiful movies ever made

[@KneeAches]

I would add Days of Heaven.

[@travisbickle3835]

War and Peace by Bondarchuk

[@Kingofsweaters]

Laurence of Arabia would like a word

[@Bodyknowledge77]

I saw it (Barry Lyndon) last year for the first time after being aware of it for awhile. What a piece of art. It was time well spent consuming it.

[@samanthab1923]

My parents were lucky enough to see it in the theater. I love it for the music alone ❤

[@Zegeebwah]

Oh my God Barry Lyndon is such a masterpiece 🙌

[@bharatbhushanbhandari9855]

I thought A Clockwork Orange was Kubrick 's best work..then I watched Barry Lyndon and realised what a masterpiece it is.. definitely Kubrick's best work

[@user-it1kn1pm6d]

Barry Lyndon has elite aesthetic. The first time I watched it, I was basically in a trance from beginning to end

[@ajtaylor8750]

This has been my favorite Stanley Kubrick film since I saw it for the first time. It's maybe his most kost rewatchable film and easily his most gorgeous film.

[@redadamearth]

The people who don't like "Barry Lyndon" who I've come across, inevitably don't understand that it's a black comedy. It's Kubrick's *funniest* movie AND his most concise thesis on the absurdity of the human condition. It's not meant to be taken as if it's some deadly serious historical drama.

[@JingleJangleJam]

The narration has an almost enlightened, encyclopaedic feel, as though the film were being narrated to you by Denis Diderot, who invented the satire. I wouldn't call this comedy so much as satire, in the exact same vein as Diderot or Voltaire, while maintaining throughout the sense of humanist irony it has undertones of tragedy, because tragedy and comedy can be closely intertwined as since Greek times comedy evolved from the use of tragedy first but was considered the more difficult form to master, like when Diderot proclaims moral virtues to be vanity as a means to conform to the expectations of aristocratic society in his novella Rameau's Nephew; ''So long live philosophy, long live the wisdom of Solomon. Drink good wine, gorge oneself on choice delicacies, roll around on beautiful women, lie on lovely soft beds. Other than that, the rest is nothing but vanity. ME: What about defending one's country? HIM: That's vanity. There's no country any more. From one pole to the other all I see is tyrants and slaves. ME: Helping one's friends? HIM: Vanity. Does one really have friends? And if we had, would we have to make them ungrateful? Look closely, and you'll notice that that's almost always what you get back for services rendered. Gratitude is a burden, and every burden is put there to be shaken off. ME: Occupy a position in society and carry out its duties? HIM: Vanity. What does it matter whether one has a position or not, provided that one is rich, since no one assumes a position except to get rich? Carry out its duties--where does that lead? To jealousy, trouble, persecution. Is that the way one gets ahead? Pay court to people, by God, pay court to them. Observe great people, study their tastes, take part in their fantasies, serve their vices, applaud their injustices. That's the secret.'' gutenberg.net.au/ebooks07/0700101h.html I appreciate the work and lengths Kubrick went to to make the writing of the film in the same vein as the Enlightenment satire style, which parodies the theatricality of courtly life.

[@fmellish71]

@@JingleJangleJam The satirical nature of it also could be explained by the fact that the book was written by Thackeray

[@JingleJangleJam]

@@fmellish71 Interesting, I see that Thackeray wrote ''Vanity Fair''; so as satire involved when people's masks come off, our mask is a social role for our vanity. There are no heroes just as in like Rameau's nephew's point of view. I will have a look at Thackeray, thanks.

[@jesustovar2549]

I think most people don't get the humour in Kubrick films, other than Dr. Strangelove which is widely considered his funniest film and one of the best comedies of all time, A Clockwork Orange is also classified as a black comedy by some, and let's admit it, probably most of us laughed watching Full Metal Jacket, especially when Sgt. Hartmann yelled all those words.

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

​@@jesustovar2549he had quite an english sense of humour.

[@mattsurridge9129]

DePalma was one of those furious friends. He talks about it very briefly in the documentary that was made about him.

[@brianvail9212]

The movie was a Best Picture Oscar nominee, so someone liked it then.

[@jonny9884]

Love this film. Our mom took us to see it opening week. My brother and I still talk about the experience.

[@HYSSTERIA]

That was quick, didnt this interview just come out?

[@mikevicchiarelli2369]

I remember being a kid, middle school, and I caught the ending late night on HBO. I watched the duel scene and I didn’t know what the tone of the film was supposed to be. It was obviously a dramatic scene. But it was like a novel. I had watched Clockwork Orange as I was hooked on weird VHs movies from a small local video store that carried the Faces of Death and let me rent them. Next I rented 2001: 0:58 space odyssey and at 12-13 years old (in the mid 90s) didn’t get it, but I knew it was good.

[@jesustovar2549]

A Clockwork Orange was my introduction to Stanley, watched it a lot of times and even read the book, then I watched 2001 because I was a big sci-fi fan, I didn't get much of the 3rd act but I was amazed, especially since men didn't landed on the moon yet and it was from the same year in which Planet of the Apes came out.

[@strangerthanfiction4014]

The Segment with Barrys son celebrating his birthday in the sheep pulled child Coach, followed by the horrific accident, the funeral and him being towed to his grave in the same Mini Coach is one of the saddest and best Structured Tragedies ever. I dont feel very sorry for barry, but for the child and the last bit of goodness in barry that died with him.

[@Michael-fs1cw]

Took me a long time to watch it, damn it’s incredible. If anyone reading this is having doubts you’ll like it, fuck your mind right off and click play

[@user-vt3cw3gu9x]

An incredible piece of motion cinema. True work of art. Ty Stanley 🙏

[@Luke_E_Babyy]

Barry Lyndon is great. It’s hilarious.

[@CMC050]

Barry Lyndon is so underrated. The technical barriers that were broken to get those images are incredibly moving. It’s truly insane the heights Kubrick reached to between 1968 and 1980 specifically for me. 2001, Lyndon, Clockwork and the Shining were all breaking the rules to filmmaking in such a unique way and all in their own way. Thanks to the two modern masters at their craft for the opinion on this astonishing movie that is free on KZbin. I recommend highly. Best cinematography ever next to Winston C Hochs “big three” (Yellow Ribbon, quiet man, Searchers).

[@sifatshams1113]

No joke, if you love Better Call Saul, then Barry Lyndon might be the perfect film for you.

[@davidsummer8631]

Being from the UK I have been able to see the paintings and artists which influenced Kubrick in the making of the film

[@silentgnome]

My favorite Kubrick film is Dr. Strangelove but Barry Lyndon is such an amazing movie. It's so perfect and beautiful made.

[@Sals37]

The shot at 00:46 is breathtaking. Like a painting.

[@orpheus9037]

Barry Lyndon's stock has certainly risen since its initial release. It gets mentioned far more often now than it used to. I've always liked the film and maintained a copy, but it was never a "go-to" film for me - still, it is a highly unusual film, particularly considering it comes right after Clockwork Orange, a dystopic social satire that couldn't be more different in style and tone, yet like Lyndon, concerns the adventures of a young man of humble origins "seeking" his fortune and place in the world.

[@jesustovar2549]

A Clockwork Orange was my introduction to Kubrick and probably my favorite film along with 2001, I haven't watched Barry Lyndon that much (same with Lolita) but I know it's great.

[@johnpendarvis7885]

The film was so unique that it scared unimaginative people.

[@robloxvids2233]

I'm a Kubrick fanboi. It's not his best movie but it's arguably the most beautifully-filmed movie. Each frame looks like a renaissance painting.

[@DH.2016]

One of my favourites. However, (trying not to give too much away) good as the story was throughout, I loved the first half but left in two minds about how it developed in the second. Cinematography is amazing.

[@vi0letcr1me]

I felt the same way when I first watched Hot Tub Time Machine

[@GoodnightwithGlomstad]

Idk but Barry Lyndon is hilarious. Its beautifully shot and wants to be this epic grand film that is ultimately buried in a dark comedy.

[@todesque]

A world masterpiece though it drags ever so slightly in the middle. But my God what a thrilling film. Gorgeous to look at, gorgeous to listen to, and very funny in a dark way. It’s also incredibly sexy at times, which few people mention. Easily a contender for one of the Top Ten films of all time.

[@nobodynothing00000]

Barry Lyndon was so good it inspired RIdley Scott to make his first movie after 20 years of commercials when he realized you could film with available light

[@SeemoreDunkan]

Flower Moon is basically Barry Lyndon meets The Master and Phantom Thread ❤

[@Sam-lm8gi]

I can honestly say, Barry Lyndon is my favourite Kubrick film, and that's obviously saying a lot.

[@vklasbvideos4729]

Every video like this needs to state the actual date of the interview, and also the time and place so you can actually see the interview.

[@tryingtotryistrying]

Best channel for my adhd movie needs, oh no let's goooooooo!!!

[@A62119]

This term is used a lot but this film defines every frame a painting.

[@Rhyzomect]

i just watched the video this is from

[@djtforever1414]

One thing i will say about Barry Lyndon: it is slowly paced.

[@Sam-lm8gi]

I would call the pace "languid." It's the cinematic equivalent of lazing about the pond on a Sunday afternoon drinking tea and eating crumpets.

[@davidsummer8631]

Thats because the 18th century was slower than today

[@johnlyon7]

My top 5 films are: Goodfellas, Barry Lyndon, LOTR trilogy.

[@OrangeJews1138]

where is this from? also, i don’t think I actually head Leo at any point in there?

[@matthewche]

Boring movie, then I watched it again. Then I watched it again. And again. OMG! Kubrick the master.

[@TheHonoredMadman]

Best kubrick film

[@phantomfire8228]

0:50

[@aljohnson2351]

Shot for every time they call this grown ass man "boy" in the first half. Shot for every time barry does something dickish in the second.

[@steveconn]

Napoleon actually owes alot to Barry Lyndon's lighting and costumes (psst and alot more exciting history movie than Flowers :/).

[@wagenna]

Ah, Barry Lyndon has been my favourite film for a long time now and I doubt I will like any other movie ever more. Jackie Brown is a close second favourite, though.

[@jmoe2060]

Jackie Brown is criminally underappreciated.

[@wagenna]

@@jmoe2060 Absolutely.

[@martinmuzoc]

Kubrick's Funniest movie

[@willpeony5534]

The scene with the Chevalier at his breakfast was funny to me.

[@Mickey-1994]

I don't think that I would watch it again but it's a great one-time watch.

[@Sam-lm8gi]

I disagree. I think you need to see it at least twice before it truly "clicks." Like most of Kubrick's films.

[@JasonVoorhees10100]

😂I love how leo doesn't love movies as much as people would assume he's just a pretty face to put in them. Like it blows my mind that an actor of his paygrade would not have watched all of Kubrick movis

[@user-nf1yq3en1w]

We need DiCaprio on Epstein.

[@totallybored5526]

It makes me laugh that Kubrick had to use cameras made by NASA to shoot a film set in the 18th/19th century.

[@Sam-lm8gi]

Even more ironic when you consider the fact that Kubrick was gaining a reputation as a "futurist" prior to Barry Lyndon, since his previous two films were both set in the future. A Georgian era costume drama is probably the last thing audiences were expecting.

[@_0______00__________0_______0]

This is one of those movies I always mistakenly think won Best Picture the year it came out.

[@davidleedutton]

I know it's the minority opinion, but I still think Barry Lyndon is Kubrick's greatest film.

[@kremesauce]

How has Leo not seen all of Kubricks movies?

[@Sam-lm8gi]

I think he just said that he had never seen Barry Lyndon prior to filming Gangs of New York, over twenty years ago. Most likely he has seen all of Kubrick's films by now.

[@tinderbox218]

Who cares what Leo DiCaprio thinks of Barry Lyndon? Lol

[@MiguelPaulettePerez-bj8ml]

I thought this movie was hilarious, it's so absurd and melodramatic.

[@slayer2022]

imagine just stealing other people's content for your channel

[@samiam7342]

im still not a fan of it........the shining and full metal jacket were way better......

[@watermelonlalala]

I watched so many Kubrick videos but never knew this before today: Barry Lyndon (1975) Box office Budget $11,000,000 (estimated) Gross worldwide $245,878. But I can see why, the first part is boring and full of ugly old men acting repulsive.

[@gizzmo8024]

There might be things you like about Barry Lyndon but, please stop with the 'Best Kubrick film' messages.. it isn't.

[@willpeony5534]

But it is his best.

[@phineascromwell]

Barry Lyndon is overhyped. Among other things, it comes on as a character study packaged within a period epic, but critically fails as a character study, as it offers no real examination of the eponymous protag's desires or internal conflicts, because it lacks sufficient scenes that penetrate the characterial surface. This evidently is replaced by voiceover narrator, and this only reinforces the superficiality of the story presentation. Any conclusions as to the protag's depth have to be drawn from the viewers' interpretation, but there is not enough provided in any significant way to arrive at any conclusion other than barely two-dimensional and banal. I came away from this film asking "So what?"; it did not engage, intrigue, or challenge my sensibilities. The protag is not much more than a shallow miscreant in a story with no meaningful thematic conflict.

[@100and1percentCotton]

Barry Lyndon is great, until you watch The Duelists.

[@fmellish71]

then its not?

[@100and1percentCotton]

Then it’s nothing by comparison!

[@luxyAAA]

Now don't be silly.

[@100and1percentCotton]

@@luxyAAA I wish I was. But honestly? You get the same visual esthetic but with a far more compelling story.

[@Studeb]

I hated it too, need to watch it again. It's hard with that child abuser in the main role though.

[@nin114]

My favorite Kubrick flick!

[@jesustovar2549]

Ohhh I get what you mean, I never read Ryan O'Neal's bio until recenty and it was awful, still I love the film, I had a hard time with him being the lead, not because of the "child abusing" thing you mentioned (which I didn't know at the time), but because he was so *american* for this movie, I know he had irish blood, and I know he practiced his accent, but it was like watching " A Yankee in King Arthur's Court", later I read some people thought he was miscast, and that Kubrick even considered Robert Redford for the role.

[@jesustovar2549]

@@nin114 My mom's favorite Kubrick movie too.

[@sunkintree]

victim olympics award winner material right here