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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:

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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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