Barry Lyndon (1975)

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Cabaret: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. people (casting source): Cabaret ⇒ Barry Lyndon (the host's read). Kubrick cast Berenson after loving her in Cabaret.
    “Yeah, he loved her in cabaret.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 1:14:15 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

William Makepeace Thackeray: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. lineage (adaptation): William Makepeace Thackeray ⇒ Barry Lyndon (the host's read). Kubrick adapted Thackeray's novel Barry Lyndon into the film.
    “versus just reading Barry Lindon once and then going, oh, I could just adapt this.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:24:16 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

No line says another film or person drew on it.

Connected to

A Clockwork Orange: 3 lines contrast ×1 people ×1 career ×1

  1. career (next film): A Clockwork Orange → Barry Lyndon. After the violent X-rated hit, Kubrick makes a three-hour candlelit film about a loser scamming into high society.
    “To make a 3 hour movie about just like a foolish loser who scams his way into Uppercrust society and it'll all be lit by candles.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · A Clockwork Orange with Alex Ross Perry (Ad-Free) · 1:11:06 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Eyes Wide Shut: 3 lines unmapped ×1 programming ×1 craft ×1

  1. programming (emotional pairing): Barry Lyndon → Eyes Wide Shut. These two Kubrick films feel warm to the speaker compared with the rest.
    “But Barry Lyndon and Eyes Wide Shut are the 2 that feel like they sort of cut through to me on a deeper level, where I feel genuine warmth and affection for them.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:13:57 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Napoleon (Kubrick's unmade film): 2 lines career ×1 unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (research reuse (denied)): Napoleon (Kubrick's unmade film) → Barry Lyndon. A host says the common belief that Kubrick moved his Napoleon research into Barry Lyndon is not true.
    “I think people have long thought that Lyndon like took his Napoleon research and started putting it into Linden, but that's not true at all.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:20:58 · Karina Longworth (0.40 sure it was them)

Paper Moon: 2 lines craft ×1 theme ×1

  1. craft (shared star effect): Paper Moon → Barry Lyndon. O'Neal's lack of presence lets the actress in each of his films pop out.
    “Yeah, but in a weird way, that sets up really good, interesting female performances.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:34:17 · Karina Longworth (0.40 sure it was them)

The Shining: 2 lines career ×2

  1. career (career context): Barry Lyndon → The Shining. Kubrick needed a commercial genre play after the Barry Lyndon flop.
    “off of Barry Linden was a flop”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Shining with Timothy Simons (Ad-Free) · 0:43:10 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Cabaret: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (casting source): Cabaret → Barry Lyndon. Kubrick cast Berenson after loving her in Cabaret.
    “Yeah, he loved her in cabaret.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 1:14:15 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

David Fincher: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (casting philosophy): David Fincher → Barry Lyndon. Fincher's reported rule of casting for the core quality (Rooney Mara) is compared to Kubrick casting O'Neal.
    “And it's like that's the Ryan O'Neill casting here.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:33:32 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Leonard Rosenman: 1 line craft ×1

  1. craft (music): Leonard Rosenman → Barry Lyndon. Rosenman helped pick the classical music and won the Oscar for adapted score.
    “So Leonard Roseman won and he was the guy who helped pick the classical music.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 1:48:55 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

Monty Python: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (comic register): Barry Lyndon → Monty Python. The supporting cast play in a Monty Python key while Barry stays straight.
    “But it does feel like all these supporting actors are giving Monty Python performances.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:58:23 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Noah Baumbach: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (director's pick): Noah Baumbach → Barry Lyndon. Barry Lyndon was on Baumbach's director-select list, which the speaker says makes more sense after White Noise.
    “The Bombach list was Barry Linden high and low mash network shoot the piano player world according to GARP.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:03:27 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Paths of Glory: 1 line contrast ×1

  1. contrast (contrast): Paths of Glory → Barry Lyndon. Sarah picked Paths of Glory over Barry Lyndon, which she loves but finds taxing to watch.
    “I do love Barry Lyndon, but like, just the idea of watching it, you just like kind of, You know, it's like taxing in a different way.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Paths of Glory with Sarah Marshall (Ad-Free) · 0:18:43 · Sarah Marshall (0.90 sure it was them)

Ryan O'Neal: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (casting fit): Ryan O'Neal → Barry Lyndon. The star's own insecurity matches the character.
    “you're casting a guy who basically feels the way that Barry Lindon does.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:30:15 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

The Chieftains: 1 line craft ×1

  1. craft (music): The Chieftains → Barry Lyndon. The film has no score, just 18th century music, including The Chieftains.
    “The Chieftains? Yes.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 1:48:31 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

The Driver: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (casting parallel): The Driver → Barry Lyndon. In The Driver O'Neal is again asked to give nothing and look good.
    “The only other movie I like him in is the driver, and that is a similar, which is that is that, sorry, that is after Barry Lyndon.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:32:18 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

William Makepeace Thackeray: 1 line lineage ×1

  1. lineage (adaptation): William Makepeace Thackeray → Barry Lyndon. Kubrick adapted Thackeray's novel Barry Lyndon into the film.
    “versus just reading Barry Lindon once and then going, oh, I could just adapt this.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:24:16 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Zodiac: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (live-in movie): Barry Lyndon → Zodiac. Leslye compares Zodiac, a movie she can live inside, to Barry Lyndon.
    “It's like it's like Barry Linden for me.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 0:29:06 · Leslye Headland (0.85 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

career (4)

  1. career (career context): Barry Lyndon → The Shining. Kubrick needed a commercial genre play after the Barry Lyndon flop.
    “off of Barry Linden was a flop”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Shining with Timothy Simons (Ad-Free) · 0:43:10 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. career (career sequence): Napoleon (Kubrick's unmade film) → Barry Lyndon. A host says Barry Lyndon comes out of Kubrick's failed attempt to make Napoleon; later the hosts deny the research was reused.
    “obviously, it's after Clockwork Orange, and right, it comes out of he's trying to make Napoleon.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:19:28 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  3. career (next film): Barry Lyndon → The Shining. Kubrick's next movie after Barry Lyndon was The Shining, a swerve toward a bestseller.
    “His next movie was The Shining.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 2:00:38 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  4. career (next film): A Clockwork Orange → Barry Lyndon. After the violent X-rated hit, Kubrick makes a three-hour candlelit film about a loser scamming into high society.
    “To make a 3 hour movie about just like a foolish loser who scams his way into Uppercrust society and it'll all be lit by candles.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · A Clockwork Orange with Alex Ross Perry (Ad-Free) · 1:11:06 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

contrast (2)

  1. contrast (tonal contrast): Barry Lyndon → A Clockwork Orange. Barry Lyndon is warmer than the cold, sharp films on either side of it (2001, Clockwork Orange, Shining, Full Metal Jacket).
    “And especially if you look at it being buttressed by 2001 Clockwork Orange on one side, Shining Full Metal Jacket on the other side.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:14:27 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. contrast (contrast): Paths of Glory → Barry Lyndon. Sarah picked Paths of Glory over Barry Lyndon, which she loves but finds taxing to watch.
    “I do love Barry Lyndon, but like, just the idea of watching it, you just like kind of, You know, it's like taxing in a different way.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Paths of Glory with Sarah Marshall (Ad-Free) · 0:18:43 · Sarah Marshall (0.90 sure it was them)

craft (4)

  1. craft (shared star effect): Paper Moon → Barry Lyndon. O'Neal's lack of presence lets the actress in each of his films pop out.
    “Yeah, but in a weird way, that sets up really good, interesting female performances.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:34:17 · Karina Longworth (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. craft (music): The Chieftains → Barry Lyndon. The film has no score, just 18th century music, including The Chieftains.
    “The Chieftains? Yes.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 1:48:31 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  3. craft (music): Leonard Rosenman → Barry Lyndon. Rosenman helped pick the classical music and won the Oscar for adapted score.
    “So Leonard Roseman won and he was the guy who helped pick the classical music.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 1:48:55 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
  4. craft (use of music cues): Barry Lyndon → Eyes Wide Shut. Kubrick repeats and uses every music cue powerfully in both films.
    “I mean, that's what eyes wide shut as well.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 1:49:39 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

lineage (1)

  1. lineage (adaptation): William Makepeace Thackeray → Barry Lyndon. Kubrick adapted Thackeray's novel Barry Lyndon into the film.
    “versus just reading Barry Lindon once and then going, oh, I could just adapt this.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:24:16 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

people (6)

  1. people (director's pick): Noah Baumbach → Barry Lyndon. Barry Lyndon was on Baumbach's director-select list, which the speaker says makes more sense after White Noise.
    “The Bombach list was Barry Linden high and low mash network shoot the piano player world according to GARP.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:03:27 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. people (casting fit): Ryan O'Neal → Barry Lyndon. The star's own insecurity matches the character.
    “you're casting a guy who basically feels the way that Barry Lindon does.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:30:15 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  3. people (casting parallel): The Driver → Barry Lyndon. In The Driver O'Neal is again asked to give nothing and look good.
    “The only other movie I like him in is the driver, and that is a similar, which is that is that, sorry, that is after Barry Lyndon.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:32:18 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  4. people (casting philosophy): David Fincher → Barry Lyndon. Fincher's reported rule of casting for the core quality (Rooney Mara) is compared to Kubrick casting O'Neal.
    “And it's like that's the Ryan O'Neill casting here.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:33:32 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  5. people (shared cast): A Clockwork Orange → Barry Lyndon. Kubrick reused actors across Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon and The Shining.
    “There's a lot of overlap with Clockwork Orange in these casts.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:58:16 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  6. people (casting source): Cabaret → Barry Lyndon. Kubrick cast Berenson after loving her in Cabaret.
    “Yeah, he loved her in cabaret.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 1:14:15 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

programming (1)

  1. programming (emotional pairing): Barry Lyndon → Eyes Wide Shut. These two Kubrick films feel warm to the speaker compared with the rest.
    “But Barry Lyndon and Eyes Wide Shut are the 2 that feel like they sort of cut through to me on a deeper level, where I feel genuine warmth and affection for them.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:13:57 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (character parallel): Paper Moon → Barry Lyndon. O'Neal's con-man father in Paper Moon is set against Barry as a father.
    “Compare this character to Moses Prey in Paper Moon, a guy who does not want to be a father because the idea of being a father is having to settle down and live a respectable life”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 1:43:01 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

unmapped (4)

  1. unmapped (live-in movie): Barry Lyndon → Zodiac. Leslye compares Zodiac, a movie she can live inside, to Barry Lyndon.
    “It's like it's like Barry Linden for me.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 0:29:06 · Leslye Headland (0.85 sure it was them)
  2. unmapped (lenses and lighting): Barry Lyndon → Eyes Wide Shut. Kubrick briefly considered the Barry Lyndon lenses for a similar warm lighting scheme but film speeds had moved on.
    “he briefly considered using the Barry Linden lenses for this because he knew he wanted to have a similar lighting scheme.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Eyes Wide Shut with David Ehrlich (Ad-Free) · 2:37:41 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  3. unmapped (research reuse (denied)): Napoleon (Kubrick's unmade film) → Barry Lyndon. A host says the common belief that Kubrick moved his Napoleon research into Barry Lyndon is not true.
    “I think people have long thought that Lyndon like took his Napoleon research and started putting it into Linden, but that's not true at all.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:20:58 · Karina Longworth (0.40 sure it was them)
  4. unmapped (comic register): Barry Lyndon → Monty Python. The supporting cast play in a Monty Python key while Barry stays straight.
    “But it does feel like all these supporting actors are giving Monty Python performances.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:58:23 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

  1. fun, about Barry Lyndon: The movie ends on an epilogue title card that the hosts treat as the whole point: none of it matters, everyone ends up dead anyway.
    “Like title card saying, what does this fucking matter?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:01:48 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Barry Lyndon: Karina worked at a video store and hogged the two-tape Barry Lyndon for weeks, so nobody could rent it.
    “You didn't have to check them out on the computer. And I just kept it at my house for a really long time because I just kind of kept watching it.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:17:28 · Karina Longworth (0.85 sure it was them)
  3. fun, about Barry Lyndon: The ending was Kubrick's own invention; in Thackeray's book Bullingdon beats Barry up and Barry dies a drunk in prison. Kubrick wanted a duel in a barn with pigeons.
    “And he really liked the idea of having a big duel in a barn with pigeons.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:26:25 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  4. fun, about Barry Lyndon: The ribbon scene runs on far longer than expected and tells you the film is a comedy; Karina's friend asked what she had put on.
    “The ribbon scene is, you know, the moment where I was surprised by how immediately the movie is playing fully in a comedic realm because Kubrick just lets that scene go on forever.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:47:04 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  5. fun, about Barry Lyndon: Captain Feeney, the highwayman who robs Barry, was a real highwayman whose autobiography Thackeray loved enough to put him in the book.
    “is a real highwayman who wrote an autobiography, the Thackeray loved so much that he was like, I'm going to put you in my book.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 0:56:53 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  6. fun, about Barry Lyndon: Barry is a hermit crab of status, always looking for the next shell, which sums up the first act.
    “Right, he's like a hermit crab of status.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 1:02:02 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  7. fun, about Barry Lyndon: The two duels use different rules; the British method is standing still and shooting in turn, which a host likens to turn-based gameplay.
    “Turn base gameplay.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 1:34:23 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  8. fun, about Barry Lyndon: The poster tagline is basically 'for Oscars'; the film got best picture and other nominations but lost to Cuckoo's Nest and made $3M in Paris alone.
    “If you look at the poster, it says for Oscars, Barry Lyndon.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Barry Lyndon with Karina Longworth (Ad-Free) · 1:49:23 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

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