Ryan O'Neal on Making "Barry Lyndon" with Stanley Kubrick

Actor Ryan O'Neal remembers the colorful production of "Barry Lyndon" at "An Academy Salute to Stanley Kubrick" with host Malcolm McDowell on November 7, 2012 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

[@empatheticgrinch]

One of the most beautifully shot movies in cinema history.

[@brucestephens6772]

It's been called the most beautifull movie ever made......I've gotta agree.

[@grantmcgowan8399]

@@brucestephens6772 Yes, along with Ridley Scott's "The Duellists"...

[@Fulgrim_The_Phoenician]

@@grantmcgowan8399 ahh yes. Good call! That movie is also very beautiful!! Same league as Barry Lyndon.

[@edizgunes]

@@brucestephens6772 do you count animated ones?

[@brucestephens6772]

@@edizgunes Sorry Ediz,speaking stricktly live action cinema.

[@albertomartinez2479]

Barry Lyndon was a series of Oil Paintings strung together into a movie. Each frame viewed individually is a period oil painting. Brilliant beyond belief. Stanley was in a league of his own.

[@TheNeverposts]

so true, I've always thought that too

[@MrBastilleDay]

A Rake’s Progress, I believe.

[@leonardocastagna6640]

Rembrandt

[@kaamkmca]

Very well said. What a beautiful production.

[@JeffFreemanPresents]

@Lancelot Arc It’s absolutely riveting.

[@sianspherica]

RIP Ryan O'Neal. Thank you for your incredible performance in Barry Lyndon

[@65g4]

one of the most underrated films ever, beautifully shot and the lighting incredible

[@njuham]

It's not underrated at all! It is very highly rated!

[@65g4]

@@njuham its underrated in the sense its not that well known by a lot of people

[@edizgunes]

It has a 4.3 average on Letterboxd in top 100

[@kdizzle901]

It’s his forgotten masterpiece but 2001 will always be my favorite

[@65g4]

@@edizgunes its not for everyone some people will find just too slow

[@bornin6473]

I finally saw this film after years of avoiding it in case it was boring. Let me tell you: it was never boring for a second!

[@gomezgomez7759]

Same. It eas funny n kinda low brow at times. It was hilarious. N the landscapes were beautiful

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@gomezgomez7759 It's very mid-70s British!

[@MrImiller07]

At the time of its commercial release in 1975, Barry Lyndon was not a financial success, and some critics found it ponderous and slow moving. However, with the passage of time, the film looks more impressive than ever. It is unquestionably O'Neal's best performance and the direction and cinematography is superb.

[@jackiescanlon]

I agree. Cinematography and music are spectacular, and the scene where (spoiler alert) Barry's son dies just breaks my heart.

[@futuropasado]

And as time passes, critics are putting the film where it belongs, in the top 40 ever. It ranked very high in the recent critics and directors charts.

[@dkelly26666]

This happened with many of Kubrick's films. After he'd made a couple of acclaimed , successful films, there would be this enormous anticipation while he made the next film. Then, when the new film was released, there would be this chorus of disappointment. It was not as great as his previous films. Then, time would pass, and then the film would be a lot more acclaimed once everyone else caught up with his vision. Then, the same thing would happen the next time. "2001" was seen as weird and plotless and slow initially, "Clockwork" was seen as depraved and sick and controversial, "Barry Lyndon" was slow and overlong and bloated, "The Shining" was seen as outright terrible and unfaithful to the novel, "Jacket" was an inferior Vietnam movie among a slew of Vietnam movies at the time, and finally, "Eyes Wide Shut" was seen as simply his final, and worst, film. Today, ALL of these films are seen as great films. Masterpieces. Even "Eyes" is finally catching up and developing a following in recent years. These are all seen as being among the greatest films of all time, now. many classics down through the ages experienced this same thing. Welles' "Citizen Kane" and "Touch of Evil" are good examples. Hitchcock's "Vertigo" was baffling to 1958 audiences. This seems to happen a lot with Scorsese, too. His past films are so acclaimed, but then each new one is highly anticipated, then quickly brushed aside, only to find a huge appreciation later. I wonder will his masterpiece "Silence" be considered one of the great films a few years from now? Long after "La La Land" and the like is long forgotten.

[@MrBrian987987]

So true!

[@mirazusta2002]

@@dkelly26666 I have to agree with you in that Silence is a great movie, however underrated. I had read many bad reviews about the film through the years, and I wasn't able to go to see it in the theatre at the time of its release. So, about 5 months ago I saw the movie on cable TV at last. I got instantly hooked by the story of the two struggling Jesuits in medieval Japan searching for their fellow brother Cristovao Ferreira, at a time when being a Christian in that country was punished with death. Aside of the fascinating plot, based on real facts, the cinematography and acting are topnotch, which makes the movie truly worth seeing.

[@andrewattenboroughtwothumb4697]

Ryan O’Neal was incredible in Barry Lyndon and I consider it one of my favourite movies by Stanley Kubrick and a true masterpiece

[@PaulRietvoorn]

nice to find out after one and a half minute that he was speaking to Malcolm McDowell all the time

[@TeleNikon]

I know, right?!

[@futuropasado]

visually the best film ever made. Pure magic

[@PositiveLastAction]

Stunning masterpiece of a film. I'm watching again for the 20th time.

[@miholju]

"The Colonel may say I'm ruined, and send me to the Devil. But, I would go to the Devil to serve the Regiment."

[@umachan9286]

Barry Lyndon is possibly one of the most beautifully shot movies I've ever seen in my life. Every scene just takes your breath away.

[@saifonlawrence2044]

Just saw it for the first time. I expect i will watch it again a few hundred more times. A masterpiece !

[@python7275]

Barry Lyndon is in fact an underrated masterpiece. For all the great achievements from a cinematic standpoint, for me it was always about a man ahead of his time, a man born in the wrong era; this passionate being, a misunderstood romantic, clashing with the conventions of a classical society.

[@TrondBie]

This.

[@chrisyeomans5547]

python7275 barry lyndon for me was saying no matter how much wealth you have, we are all equal in the end. like the epilogue says: It was in the reign of George III that the aforesaid personages lived and quarrelled; good or bad, handsome or ugly, rich or poor, they are all equal now.

[@python7275]

It's also true.

[@ranbirgautam8810]

Baaаrryyyу Lyndon movie herе => twitter.com/bb7205bf16a257fbc/status/795843389044293632 Ryaan О Neal on Мaking Barry Lуndon with Stanley Кubrick

[@shkodranalbi]

I agree : a rare and magnificent work or art - one of the greatest cinematic achievement (it looks so fresh, because it is timeless)

[@larsivar8772]

I consider Barry Lyndon the best movie ever made.

[@miholju]

"The Colonel may say I'm ruined, and send me to the Devil. But, I would go to the Devil to serve the Regiment."

[@Wilantonjakov]

For me, Barry Lyndon is just a hair below the Godfather and Blue Velvet.

[@shanegreen1677]

@@Wilantonjakov Blue Velvet?! Not to assault your tastes, but I'm quite surprised to find someone who ranks that higher (or as high) as Godfather and Barry Lyndon...

[@Wilantonjakov]

@@shanegreen1677 Why might that be? In which way do you consider it to be inferior? I consider it to be one of the greatest examples of film noir cinema, and definitely deserving of a top five. After seeing 2001 and Barry Lyndon again, I would probably rate Blue Velvet a little lower, behind all three of the aforementioned.

[@Wilantonjakov]

@@shanegreen1677 Hang on. sorry, I meant Mulholland Drive. Always used to get the two mixed up because I believe both are film noir and share many dream-like states. I always thought Mulholland Drive was one of my favourites, Blue Velvet never left as much of an impression on me. Still a great film though If I recall correctly.

[@bbender1975]

O'Neal is a great storyteller. He was perfect for the role and I can't imagine another actor playing it. The guy's masculine and emotes feminine. Might be good to note he's had stage 4 leukemia for years so those of you who are taking shots at his looks should realize cancer medications often result in weight gain.

[@tomdoyle2272]

Sorry to be a bore, but his Irish accent was terrible

[@PeterBryson91]

@@tomdoyle2272 the accent was wholly absent at times, then as if he seemed to remember it he'd kick in halfway through a sentence.

[@georgebrinkman7435]

Barry Lyndon was certainly one of the most beautiful films ever made.

[@happyhero1985]

My favourite film. So perfect. And Ryan O'Neil is fantastic in it.

[@Casarzino]

lol I can't believe he is American! He did such a good Irish accent in the film

[@briandoherty245]

Great film, but it wasn't a great accent!

[@zanmanur5203]

Ryan O'Neal was born to play this roll.

[@briangaar]

role*

[@Abraxium]

It’s amazing how the very character of Barry Lyndon seems to rear his head in his voice every now and then, or perhaps Barry was just well… Ryan Rest easy, you gave the world a great deal of art in your life which will continue to amaze

[@ThePreachingOfHisWord]

He should've won an Oscar.

[@MrKajithecat]

People would talk down on O'Neal's performance but his quiet and subtle acting was on purpose. The scene where his son is dying really showed his ability and it was standout from the whole film from a very still performance. Kubrick wanted you to fill Lyndons shoes through the film, O'Neal was a carrier and a slate for the viewers.

[@Retrostar619]

Bingo.

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

He had a similar scene at Ali McGraw's deathbed in LOVE STORY.

[@sayitwithhellhounds]

Thank you.

[@Nicklaus13]

Ryan O’Neal and Malcom McDowell are the two best actors to ever perform in a Kubrick film

[@katelinmarie5360]

I did like Nicholson & Sellers, but you're probably right.

[@peterwieser4631]

James Mason?

[@TheStockwell]

I love this film. When I see it, I see hints of the Napoleon film Kubrick never got around to making. I'm happy he didn't just throw all his research away. My opinion: "Barry Lyndon" is the breathtaking consolation prize Kubrick awarded himself when MGM pulled the plug on the Napoleon film.

[@Sandlot1992]

that's not all, Stanley Kubrick work on other film projects like the Lord of the Rings and a film about Anne Frank!

[@TheStockwell]

Richard Canipe The Lord of the Rings film never got any further than The Beatles thinking it would be great film to do, with Kubrick directing. There's a great Wikipedia entry that mentions the film Kubrick never got around to making. His film about Napoleon got as far as Kubrick having a script, locations for shooting figured out, all the pre-production work in place, and everything ready to go. MGM pulled the plug before was to start. Kubrick was awfully angry and moved over to Warner Bros., where he stayed for the rest of his life. The last I heard, Steven Spielberg had read Kubrick's script and was planning to film it as a gigantic television mini-series.

[@Pantano63]

TheStockwell Fuck MGM, I hope they rot. A TV series? really? that's what all his research and script worth? a TV series? That's even offensive, why not a 3-hour movie? is Spielberg afraid of a money loss? he's a bloody billionaire. That cheap, weak bastard. MAKE A PROPER FILM.

[@TheKingpinChemist]

+leonardo h but Kubrick even said in an interview that TV mini series are the way to go as far as long, overdrawn stories that would be too big for moviegoers. Not to say that his Napoleon is too overdrawn or long, but to get all the detail that would be necessary to convey the story properly, I don't see why a mini series would be a bad thing. IMO.

[@dossantos3659]

Barry Lyndon is my favorite movie, at first i didn't know why, but every time i watch it again or think about it, then i know. Cinematography is amazing. And then, content wise, the rise and fall of somebody... Superb!

[@brekezek]

And then the conclusion is brilliant. None of this matters.

[@rayhill5767]

A rich full life of triumph and trouble. It’s amazing.

[@clips001ify]

Love the film and its fidelity to Thackeray's gift through the narrator. Ryan O'Neal embodies the central character just as the film as a cinematic whole captures the times. I recall seeing it in the theatre as a young filmgoer and being thrilled by it then. Perceived as too plodding for the commercial viewer at the time.With each subsequent viewing, I appreciate more.

[@TheSarah730]

One of the Best Films ever!! Funny how a lot of the films made during the time of Barry Lyndon feel so dated, but when I watch Barry Lyndon, it looks and feels so fresh...like it was made this year...or even years in the future. The movie is timeless!!

[@benrosn8154]

Amazing. One of the best films I’ve ever seen Ryan O’Neal was so good in it

[@elsuperbrain]

The best film ever. It open new windows of appreciation in your brain. That is, new states of mind, of mental pleasure you didn't knew exist. ( Please excuse my English. )

[@FigmentSALabel]

Thank you.

[@ThierryLoa]

Yes! It'd be wonderful to be able to watch the whole conversation with Ryan O'Neal and Malcolm McDowell.

[@llama40204]

I agree. Can someone make this happen?

[@oldgit4260]

Incredible film, you will feel every emotion there is

[@danibogizmo5128]

my favorite films of all time are Elem Klimov's Come and See and Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker and Federico Fellini's Amarcord.

[@gerardvermeer2]

I was thinking exactly this!

[@johnhernan9238]

all my lists, which tend to evolve as years and viewing goes by, being with 1. Come and See.

[@artlover4668]

Ok, reading a lot of the comments. Hey, hate to say it, it is SK's most under-rated film. Over all it was panned by the critics, too long, too slow...bla blabla!! Now it is a masterpiece on many critics top lists. And you know what, yes Warners demanded a bankable star, but let's face Ryan O'Neal was wonderful, so let's forget that criticism.

[@thunderpeel2001]

Jonathan Mueller Ryan O’Neal was the worst thing in the movie, but it was still utterly magnificent.

[@curgaldurgans]

Barry Lyndon won 4 oscars and was nominated for best picture, I wouldn't call that panned by critics.

[@taliamason7986]

@@curgaldurgans That's now the Academy Awards work.

[@geg6315]

@@thunderpeel2001 Ryan O’Neal was excellent in it I can’t see how you could say something like that

[@artlover1477]

@@curgaldurgans That's the Academy, not the critics, bit of a difference.

[@paulmcguire8359]

Ridiculously beautiful movie

[@Jolene8]

Possibly the sexiest movie ever made!!!! I am absolutely head over heels for costume/period pieces, and this one I can watch time and time again. Critics who don't love this film, really don't like movies. Ryan was a mesmerizing animal in this film... Kubrick was great! A true auteur of the cinema.

[@jackfahy2283]

Jolene8 can it Jolene no one cares

[@peterjoyfilms]

@@jackfahy2283 Yes they do

[@Altair584]

@@jackfahy2283 yeah, they do

[@FigmentSALabel]

@@jackfahy2283 Oh yes they do. That's what the comment section is for.

[@FigmentSALabel]

I think your use of the word animal is accurate. Also the film is sexy. That's where all the tension comes from.

[@TheRealDarrylStrawberry]

My favorite scene/shot is when hes reading to his younger son next to that humongous painting. the scene starts tight, making it feel like an intimate moment between father and son. cut to a damn near long shot of the room their in. GIANT PAINTING, giant sofa that almost seems to spew out a giant carpet. Efective yet, BEAUTIFUL!

[@tamaracarter1836]

7 years late to comment, but I agree. The room they are in is called “the Double Cube Room”; which was decorated in 1650 (all original furniture too), and can be found in Wilton House (South-West England). Very popular as a filming location and connects to a couple of other rooms of the same style, such as the “Single Cube Room” from the 1630s.

[@maritazoto9788]

One of my favorite movies! Visually breathtaking!

[@christinerichard145]

j'ai revu ce magnifique film hier soir, Ryan est magnifique !

[@socratease4645]

I would nominate this film for greatest achievement by humanity. Though his other films on the same level

[@madahad9]

Perhaps Kubrick's last truly great film. Every time I watch it I get caught up in that world. Creating a period film is hard and many fail to suspend that disbelief that you are not in tht period of time but Barry Lyndon does not feel like a "modern" film. I tell people it has a deliberate pace. The word slow seems derrogotorial and just wrong to apply to this film. It will bore many who are weened on Lucas, Spielberg, etc, but to true film lovers it is a stunning adventure. Magnificent.

[@berlinsaintclair9100]

I love that SK used special lenses from NASA to film the movie completely in natural light and/or candlelight. I also love how many of the film's establishing shots looked just like 18th Century paintings. Complete with random dogs running around European courtesans in fancy gardens.

[@joeblow578]

Brilliant and perfect film, but I agree with Norbert Brein - Murray Melvin stole the show. Still one of my fave films ever, Kubrick at the top of his game.

[@stephentaylor4885]

Have you ever seen The Devils by Ken Russell? Murray Melvin steals the show in an even more, but similar way, as in Barry Lyndon.

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

He also played Rita Tushingham's gay friend in A TASTE OF HONEY.

[@sunbeagle9769]

Barry Lyndon is a great movie.

[@TERUBOTSU]

Ryan O'Neal was an underrated actor, much like "Barry Lyndon". His acting was subtle but rich in emotions.

[@sirwi11iam]

Thanks for the anicdotes Mr O'Neil, and thanks for starring in one of the best films to grace the screens.

[@Luvie1980]

That film was Ryan O’Neal’s best acting performance.

[@65g4]

Ive worked on film sets before my god a whole day to shoot one scene incredible

[@spyrock247]

Such a treat to watch it for the first time last week

[@benrosn8154]

Ryan O’Neal is such a phenomenal actor

[@kevinmalone3210]

Did you see his role in the movie, Paper Moon? He was very good in that movie as well.

[@emmanuelwolf6568]

This movie is art.

[@brannie276]

One of the Master's greatest. Hollywood, please don't ruin this film by remaking it, like you have with many other classics

[@ak14777]

I haven't seen all his directions but the ones which I've seen they all made me say that this man always thinks and directs out of the box

[@DodgerFan1988]

As time flies by, I'm beginning to think this was the better film over Jaws and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, from 1975.

[@cheribee968]

Visually beautiful Barry Lyndon is an easy slow moving luxurious ride back into time It’s gorgeous Ryan O Neal was gorgeous So many great scenes and of course it’s well known the lighting was heavenly

[@DeepFrance]

Stanley Kubrick gave to Malcom McDowell and Ryan o' Neal the role of their life.

[@Charliecomet82]

Ryan was the perfect choice for Redmond-another guy who's slid through life on his looks and charm...

[@rayhill5767]

Ooff. Accurate

[@kevinmalone3210]

I can't imagine all the hard work O'Neal had to do to get where he did. He did the soap opera Peyton Place in the 60s for 5 yrs before he started to rise in the Hollywood film industry. He earned his status. Nobody handed him anything.

[@coinstruck6079]

Just watched this two days ago. Just amazing.

[@broxxx1138]

One of my top fav. Films

[@dimvalsgames9721]

I love this movie I wish I could find it to watch it again!! Thanks for the vid btw!👍

[@eargasm1072]

I feel Barry Lyndon and Paper Moon are the best things Ryan O' Neal ever did, as well as his career-best performances

[@dbarker7794]

Agreed. Also: Paper Moon is so good.

[@fuiers]

Never seen it. The only Kubrick movie left to see. Ive been kinda saving it.

[@crm11412]

Yes, more of this. Please!

[@lottafun6124]

Ryan O'Neal is dreamy in this picture, he's a visual god... he is as desirable as every stunning landscape seen in this movie. His rage and his misery are classic.

[@kevinmalone3210]

Lady Lyndon would agree with you, she was like Putty in his hands.

[@yokoreia]

This Movie experience is like visiting a museum of still photos about classical paintings that are talking and moving.

[@brianmccarthy5557]

That's his interviewer is Malcolm McDowell who starred in Kubrick's "Clockwork Orange" makes this even better.

[@PointyTailofSatan]

Few people actually know the effort Kubrick put into this movie. The candle lit scenes used special highly volatile candles that had three wicks, to provide more light. That's why the candles on the tables lighting the actors faces were so bright. He used a custom Carl Zeiss lens that was incredibly fast ( f/0.7!) and that was designed to allow Apollo astronauts to take pictures of the dark side of the Moon from orbit. The lens wouldn't fit Kubrick's movie camera, so at great expense, he had a movie camera specially modified to use just this lens. If you ever go to to Kubrick exposition, and if that lens is on display, it's like a magnet for anyone involved in cinematography.

[@kevinmalone3210]

Hmm, so that's how he did it. Color film needs alot of light, so to film those low lighting scenes took extra care and effort. It was a genius move on Kubrick's part.

[@FabledGentleman]

The timing is unreal.. I got this video in my recommended yesterday, and i watched it then, and today he is dead. Rest in Peace.

[@TheSarah730]

The book by W.M. Thackeray is also a must-read!!

[@Bluehawk2008]

OH GOD OH MAN OH MAN OH GOD

[@TheFortressMaximus]

Lol he is

[@ghostemane3209]

IS HE WHO I THINK HE IS OH MY GOD

[@mktv33]

A painting in motion. You could take any frame at random and hang it on a wall. One of the most eyegasmic movies ever made.

[@michellerosebrown]

Ryan O'Neal is an Irish catholic his family is from County Cork,Ireland.

[@ennediend2865]

Young R. O'Neal : all American male beauty , an American Prince 😍

[@duckwrangler]

Barry Lyndon is an extraordinary film if you see it in a theatre - does not play at all well on the home screen. O'Neal is terrific in it however - by far any away his best screen work.

[@umby5095]

Rip Ryan O'Neal 💔😢😭🕊🕊 Barry Lyndon forever

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

"When you work with Stanley, a scene takes a day." That sounds like a perfect work environment.

[@johnmunro4952]

Love story, Paper moon and Barry Lyndon are an incredible body of work.

[@ptalove]

Ryan was so professional and detail.

[@dbarker7794]

Interesting that Malcolm McDowell is interviewing because he stars in what I think of as a sort of modern Barry Lyndon..... O Lucky Man!

[@erikfreitas7093]

“O Lucky Man!” is such a wonderful film!

[@doogboh]

Love hearing that Goldsmith music at the beginning

[@22grena]

I bought an issue of Mad Magazine when I was under ten and they had a pastiche called 'Borey Lyndon’ which biased me against this film for years until I saw it.

[@kyletitterton]

Ach Borey Lyndon is kinda funny and let's be honest: to a mainstream audience it is. Doesn't mean it ain't a masterpiece too ;)

[@dbarker7794]

As much as I love this movie, Borey Lyndon is pretty good.

[@Charliecomet82]

I loved "Borey Lyndon" and couldn't wait to see the movie after I finished reading it.

[@rayhill5767]

This movie is what big screen TVs were made for. I saw it on VCR back in the day and was not impressed.

[@kevinmalone3210]

When it came to make a parody of a movie, nobody did it better than, MAD Magazine, 😅.

[@Stormwatch153]

The best film ever!

[@ryangettig274]

"He and the camera were akin."-Ryan O Neal on Stanley Kubrick.Cut.Print:)

[@isabella6206]

Thank you to hear about Kubrick.

[@asiahgas5812]

One word.Perfection

[@nocaptostop]

Yeah, it is a shame, I'm 21 and I would have no trouble watching this movie again, it's damn great.

[@leavervloet3750]

Dit was ryan o neil zen allerbeste rol ooit hierin bewees hij zen knap acteertalent de film was dan ook een monument met prachtige senes

[@musamasih1133]

I Love Ryan O'Neal, he is my favorite actor, I got to know him of the TV series called "Peyton Place" it was long time ago.

[@crm11412]

More if this please! :)

[@zosimos102]

yes a great film. I like the highwayman sequence the best. Such good dialogue. Nic e to hear about its making from Ryan.

[@henman09]

Still for money, the greatest film ever made.

[@MrAkashvj96]

henman09 It's probably Kubrick's best but I wouldn't say it's the greatest film ever made.

[@cortadew]

+Nameless Paladin which movie do you think is the best?

[@MrAkashvj96]

Cor Tadew Well when I think of the best, I'm thinking about the films that speak to me more than any other. I don't believe in objectivity when it comes to art. But even with that thought in mind, I don't think I can definitively pick one film which I rate above all others. But here are a few of my favourites, in chronological order - - Chimes at Midnight (1964) - Welles - Andrei Rublev (1966) - Tarkovsky - Blowup (1966) - Antonioni - Persona (1966) - Bergman - Scenes from a Marriage (1974) - Bergman - Barry Lyndon (1975) - Kubrick - Providence (1977) - Resnais - Satantango (1994) - Bela Tarr - Yi Yi (2000) - Yang - A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) - Spielberg - A New World (2005) - Malick There are several other films that I could add to that list but I think these are the ones that I keep coming back to.

[@cortadew]

Nameless Paladin Yeah I agree, I believe some films click in deepest bottom of the mind for some people depending on the way they are interpreting the experience. That's why top polls don't work for me because they are based on way too many factors which people will never come to an agreement.

[@cortadew]

Nameless Paladin I always like to read your comments they are so insightful and smart 😀, Are you a film critic by the way? it's hard to find people like you on KZbin's comment section.

[@rossl5908]

He constantly looks like he’s on the verge of tears

[@Casarzino]

very true. Can be said of most of his films.

[@wheelmanstan]

such an amazing film, only kubrick could accomplish such things, O'neal named his kid redman after his character, but he did hit on his daughter at his ex-wifes funeral lol

[@danoslehoy]

Stanley Kubrick is the greatest film director of the 20th century. Without a doubt.

[@alfonzobond825]

Oh god Oh man

[@MrImiller07]

"Barry Lyndon" directed by Kubrick, and starring Ryan O'Neal, was a beautifully made and acted film that contained O"Neal's best performance as an actor, far superior to "Love Story". the film, which recently became available on bluray, is exquisitely shot, whith extraordinary attention to detail. The film's commercial failure did irreperable damage to O'Neal's career, without justification. "Paths Of Glory" "Dr. Strangelove" and "The Shining" are, in my view, Kubrick's best directorial work.

[@marykelly4074]

Some of the filming was done at the Vee in Tipperary

[@guillaume.4093]

Rest in peace Ryan O'neal 😢😰💔🥺🕯️

[@comminge170116]

And, doesn't he have the most supercilious face you ever saw? Brilliant.

[@TeleNikon]

Hubert - I never saw this word before, 'supercilious'. Just looked it up. Thank you!

[@TheRisky9]

Everyone talks about the cinematography of the film which is indeed brilliant beyond belief. But there is also the symetrical story telling. Every event in the first half is then mirrored by a similar event in the second half. Because you watch the first half and let's face it, he kind of just gets away with things. He throws a glass at the face of a British officer. He's basically excused as being young and a fool. Tries to duel the officer? No big deal. Just load his gun with a bit of tow and thus it's no harm, no foul. He picks a fight in the army? They cheer for him. His gambling is enocuraged. The worst he did was go through the gauntlet after impersonating an officer, but that eventually led to the opportunity of being favored in the Prussian army. HIs gambling was applauded. Steal two men's wives? The second the guy dies, so that gets cleared up and the first time, no one seems to care. Second half and Barry does about the same thing. And why not? It worked for him before... But the thing is he was young before. He isn't anymore. He's an old infant. So of course people aren't too thrilled about him anymore. So, what would have been interpreted as ambition when he was younger, is now seen as just being a common opportunist. What was praised as being energetic and charateristic of his age, is now seen as immaturity.