Woah, sorry people, haven't been able to get on since yesterday aft.
Anyway... With our 3rd selection, BF & the BFFs are proud to select, in the Drama category, our GMs all-time favorite movie... Stanley Kubrick's epic period piece,
Barry Lyndon.
This is perhaps the most technically perfect film ever made. Nobody can shoot a movie like Kubrick (and probably nobody ever will be able to), and this is the finest example of his technical brilliance. Every single frame of Barry Lyndon looks like a painting that belongs in a museum. His use of lighting, his movement of the camera (or lack thereof) and the picturesque locations will leave you with your jaw hanging open for the duration of its run time. Add to that fantastic performances from Ryan O'Neil and the rest of the ensemble cast, and you will not be sorry to take in this, Kubricks finest (and far and away his most underrated) work of art.
Awards:
The film received
Academy Awards for
Best Art Direction,
Best Cinematography,
Best Costume Design and
Best Musical Score. Kubrick was nominated three times, for
Best Director,
Best Picture, and
Best Adapted Screenplay. Kubrick won the
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award for Best Direction. John Alcott won for
Best Cinematography.
Barry Lyndon was also nominated for
Best Film, Art Direction, and
Costume Design.