Barry Lyndon: Aesthe/c, Technique and Direc/on in Stanley Kubrick's Work
Barry Lyndon: Aesthe/c, Technique and Direc/on in Stanley Kubrick's Work
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https://doi.org/10.51473/rcmos.v1i2.2025.1404Keywords:
Barry Lyndon; Stanley Kubrick; cinematography; art direc/on; historical realism; soundtrack.Abstract
This ar/cle examines the aesthe/c and technical construc/on of Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon (1975), focusing on cinematography, art direc/on, soundtrack, sound design, and film direc/on. It highlights how cinematographer John AlcoW transformed each frame into a composi/on reminiscent of 18th-century pain/ngs, par/cularly through Kubrick’s groundbreaking use of natural light and candlelight with the Zeiss 0.7F lens. The art direc/on, costumes, and sekngs, carefully inspired by pictorial references, reinforce the director’s pursuit of historical realism. The soundtrack, largely composed of Schubert’s pieces and military marches, adds emo/onal depth to the protagonist’s journey. Finally, the ar/cle discusses Kubrick’s rigorous method, both in me/culous research and in his approach to direc/ng actors and narra/ve structure, emphasizing how the film became a masterpiece defined by the synthesis of art, technique, and auteur vision.
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