Barry Lyndon | The Final Duel [Scene Breakdown]

The final duel in Barry Lyndon is one of my favorite scenes in all of Kubrick’s work. You could say that the sequence actually starts in the previous scene where Bullingdon challenges Barry. This beautiful composition of a grieving Barry alludes to one of the “Marriage A-la-Mode” series paintings by William Hogarth, which BFI notes is referenced in the original novel. The dueling theme music begins when Bullingdon asks to speak with Barry Lyndon and carries over into the dueling sequence.

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This video essay was written, edited, and narrated by Tyler Knudsen.

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Sources:

https://cinephiliabeyond.org/stanley-...
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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Leon Vitali. How to structure a duel -    • How Kubrick created the duel scene in Barr...  

Music:
“Modum” by Kai Engel