This is Stanley Kubrick's lavish adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's classic 18th-century novel about the rise and fall of a sensitive and dashing rogue, The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq.. Forced to leave Ireland after killing an English officer in a duel, handsome young Redmond Barry (Ryan O'Neal) seeks his fortune as a soldier in Prussia, as a spy then as a gambler living among the elite of Europe. He changes his name and marries an aristocrat (Marisa Berenson) for her wealth, but the acceptance he seeks finally eludes him.
185 mins – UK / US 1975
There will be a 10 min intermission during the film
“A meticulously woven and richly atmospheric tapestry that is a masterwork of visual beauty.” San Francisco
Showing at 2pm (€7.50) & 6pm (€10.50)