Barry Lyndon

If the main character of The Wolf of Wall Street had been born in eighteenth-century Ireland, his name would be Barry Lyndon. Kubrick's adaptation of W. M. Thackeray's classic Rogue novel is an epic portrait of Europe nearly 300 years ago and at the same time an insightful study of a man striving for wealth at all costs. The title character is a poor nobleman who embarks on a great journey across the continent. Along the way, he will have time to fight as a soldier of two armies, take part in conspiracies, become a brilliant schuler, love and betray the women who are attracted to him.

Award-winning Barry Lyndon is also one of the most interesting technical experiments in the history of cinema. The film was shot almost entirely with natural light and candles, and the wide-angle lenses used by NASA to film the moon landing were used to prepare the images. Kubrick's work was also one of the key inspirations for Yorgos Lanthimos, author of The Favourite.