Movie

Barry Lyndon

1975 · 188 min

A stately, painterly drift through ambition and ruin, coolly narrated and gorgeous, rewarding patience with quiet devastation.

Tagline: Upstart. Soldier. Hero. Deserter. Scoundrel.
Overview: An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.
How it feels: Melancholic, satirical, cynical and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Ambition, class, betrayal, family
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
class
betrayal
family
fate
Places: countryside
single country house
military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild