Barry Lyndon gehört wahrscheinlich zu den besten Filmen, die jemals in Irland gedreht wurden. Warner Brothers hat gerade den vollständigen Film auf YouTube veröffentlicht, den Sie kostenlos ansehen können. Ein Kubrick-Klassiker.

Absolutely amazing film.

People might talk about the meticulous planning from Kubrick or the Nasa lenses or the IRA threats, but my absolute favorite anecdote about this film is that rugby pundit George Hook did the onset catering for this film.

The image of him in a hairnet dishing up shite sandwiches to surly electricians and teamsters never fails to make me smile.

I see a reference to NASA lenses below, but for context Stanley Kubrick used the fastest lenses in cinema history to shoot some scenes like this lit only by candle light. As anyone familiar with photography aware, fast lenses bring their own challenges, like extremely shallow depth of field…

[https://neiloseman.com/barry-lyndon-the-full-story-of-the-famous-f0-7-lenses/](https://neiloseman.com/barry-lyndon-the-full-story-of-the-famous-f0-7-lenses/)

My favorite movie

Sounds like somebody didn’t watch Cocaine Bear.

Based loosely on the life of [Andrew Robinson Stoney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Robinson_Stoney), of Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary.

Other fun Borrisokane facts:

* Martin Sheen’s mother was born in a pub in Borrisokane

* Martin Sheen made [a movie about a Borrisokane priest who established a cinema in the town](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella_Days)

Not-so-fun Borrisokane fact:

* Former leader of the National Party [Justin Barrett](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Barrett) was raised in Borrisokane