Barry Lyndon

Year: 1975
Country: UK, USA
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee
Genre: drama, adventure, history
Runtime: 185 min.
Age: 16+
In the Eighteenth Century, in a small village in Ireland, Redmond Barry is a young farm boy in love with his cousin Nora Brady. When Nora gets engaged to the British Captain John Quin, Barry challenges him to a duel of pistols. He wins and escapes to Dublin but is robbed on the road. Without an alternative, Barry joins the British Army to fight in the Seven Years War. He deserts and is forced to join the Prussian Army where he saves the life of his captain and becomes his protégé and spy of the Irish gambler Chevalier de Balibari. He helps Chevalier and becomes his associate until he decides to marry the wealthy Lady Lyndon. They move to England and Barry, in his obsession of nobility, dissipates her fortune and makes a dangerous and revengeful enemy.

Awards & Festivals:

Academy Award Nomination - Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Costumes, Best Score
BAFTA Award - Best Director, Best Cinematography
Golden Globe Award Nomination - Best Film/Drama, Best Director
Cesar Award Nomination -  Best Foreign Film
David di Donatello Award - European David Award