"Barry Linden" received a high evaluation from the American Film Critics Association
. The film pursues the quiet and neutral flat painting style of the 18th century. The morning and sunset landscapes in the film are like a soft and beautiful oil painting. The subtle differences in color and light and shadow caused by time changes make the picture present a rich layer. Beauty. Even when shooting large scenes, the film deliberately creates a flat effect that compresses the space, and its interior shooting is also quite elegant. The crew borrowed antique costumes from the museum as costumes for the film, which greatly enhanced the texture of the performance and the realism of the scene. The film chooses the music of Handel, Schubert, Mozart and Vivaldi as the soundtrack, which is also a very appropriate interpretation of the life situation and spiritual temperament of the aristocratic society in the 18th century. Although some critics criticized the film as being too sophisticated, the use of carefully created environmental images to strengthen and interpret the main characters is precisely the unique essence and method of the film as an art
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Barry Lyndon evaluation action
2021-11-13 08:01
Extended Reading
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Narrator: [voice-over] Barry's first taste of battle was only a skirmish against a small rearguard of Frenchmen who occupied an orchard beside a road down which, a few hours later, the English main force would wish to pass. Though this encounter is not recorded in any history books, it was memorable enough for those who took part.
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Captain Grogan: [dying] I've only a hundred guineas left to give you for I lost the rest at cards last night. Kiss me, me boy, for we'll never meet again.