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Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon is often lauded as one of the greatest achievements in the history of cinematography. And in a decade or even a year with some of the toughest competition you can think of, Barry Lyndon always seems to stick out just a little bit more. But what sets the cinematography of Barry Lyndon apart from other movies? And how was it done?

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This video essay was written, edited, and narrated by Tyler Knudsen.

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Sources:

https://cinephiliabeyond.org/stanley...
Time Magazine [Dec 15, 1975]
Stanley Kubrick Archives [Barry Lyndon by Rodney Hill]
How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love 'Barry Lyndon’ By JOHN HOFSESS
Kubrick on Barry Lyndon An interview with Michel Ciment
American Cinematographer interview with John Alcott
Stanley Kubrick Exhibition Book Interview with Ken Adam
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