It’s amazing Barry Lyndon exists, and we can watch it over and over again.
There’s just something that keeps us coming back to Stanley Kubrick. His touch and care with the camera draw us in over and over again. One movie that sneaks up on you and beckons to be watched multiple times is Barry Lyndon.
Barry Lyndon is Stanley Kubrick’s 1975 magnum opus and is often heralded as a cinematic masterpiece. Its intricate blend of natural and artificial lighting techniques, coupled with painstaking attention to detail, brings the 18th-century world to life with a degree of authenticity seldom seen in period dramas.
Today, we’re going to examine how Kubrick harnessed natural light and innovative cinematographic techniques to make this movie pop. Yes, we will talk about the famous NASA lenses, candlelight, and the challenging outdoor, daylight cinematography that eschewed electric light.
Let’s dove in.
Author: Jason Hellerman
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
