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* VillainProtagonist: Barry, the central character, is twice a deserter, a rake, a spendthrift, a philanderer, an abusive step-father to Lord Bullingdon, and an abusive and unfaithful husband to Lady Lyndon. His downfall is largely built on the consequences of his own actions.



* WellIntentionedExtremist: Barry's mother is willing to manipulate her daughter-in-law as well as encourage her son's expensive ventures that serve only to run his family finances into the dirt, but there is no question she does so out of concern for Barry and her grandson's security.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The Chevalier disappears from the story after Barry's marriage to Lady Lyndon. Given that he was Barry's senior by at least a couple decades, it could be inferred that he died of old age during the time lapse.



* VillainProtagonist: Barry, the central character, is twice a deserter, a rake, a spendthrift, a philanderer, an abusive step-father to Lord Bullingdon, and an abusive and unfaithful husband to Lady Lyndon. His downfall is largely built on the consequences of his own actions.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Barry's mother is willing to manipulate her daughter-in-law as well as encourage her son's expensive ventures that serve only to run his family finances into the dirt, but there is no question she does so out of concern for Barry and her grandson's security.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The Chevalier disappears from the story after Barry's marriage to Lady Lyndon. Given that he was Barry's senior by at least a couple decades, it could be inferred that he died of old age during the time lapse.
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Again, this is a nonsense; there were many mixed marriages between English and Irish people in this period, and race had nothing to do with it; it was religion that caused the bigotry, as Catholics were considered untrustworth and 'anti-English' by nature. You'll note nobody in the movie treats Barry anywhere nearly as badly as a non-white person would be treated.


* HeroAntagonist: Downplayed significantly with Lord Bullingdon. From a moral standpoint, one could easily argue that he is a lighter shade of grey when compared to Barry. At the same time, however, Bullingdon himself is a bigoted, cowardly, and narcissistic young man whose hatred of Barry derives as much from the latter's humble origins and Irish ancestry (note that the Irish were not considered white in the 18th-century) as much as him being a poor step-father.

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* HeroAntagonist: Downplayed significantly with Lord Bullingdon. From a moral standpoint, one could easily argue that he is a lighter shade of grey when compared to Barry. At the same time, however, Bullingdon himself is a bigoted, cowardly, and narcissistic young man whose hatred of Barry derives as much from the latter's humble origins and Irish ancestry (note that the Irish were not considered white in the 18th-century) as much as him being a poor step-father.
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Irish people could be looked down upon, but this was due to the Catholic religion; it wasn't a racial thing, which is something of an American invention.


* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Done with Lord Bullingdon, who looks down on his stepfather in part because he's an Irishman. At the time the film was set, Irish people were classified in Britain as nonwhite and were discriminated against in much the same way that black people were (right down to the disparaging comparisons to monkeys and apes).

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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Done with Lord Bullingdon, who looks down on his stepfather in part because he's an Irishman. At the time the film was set, Irish people were classified in Britain as nonwhite and were discriminated against in much the same way that black people were (right down to the disparaging comparisons to monkeys and apes).
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** Samuel Runt to Lady Lyndon. When Barry's mother requests that he resigns from his duty as she thinks he would have a bad influence on his lady and because they can't afford him a salary, he tries to convince her to let him stay, even be willing to work without pay. [[Spoilers: She does succeed in dismissing Runt, which only succeeds in pushing Lady Lyndon completely off of the edge and to attempting suicide. Fortunately, he and the steward manage to convince Bullingdon to come back and fight Barry and, by the end of the film, he has returned to Lady Lyndon's side.]]

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** Samuel Runt to Lady Lyndon. When Barry's mother requests that he resigns from his duty as she thinks he would have a bad influence on his lady and because they can't afford him a salary, he tries to convince her to let him stay, even be willing to work without pay. [[Spoilers: She [[spoiler:She does succeed in dismissing Runt, which only succeeds in pushing Lady Lyndon completely off of the edge and to attempting suicide. Fortunately, he and the steward manage to convince Bullingdon to come back and fight Barry and, by the end of the film, he has returned to Lady Lyndon's side.]]
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* BigBadWannabe: Lord Bullingdon (even though he's no more or less likable a character than Barry himself is) ends up a major antagonist and goes back to his household at the end looking to settle the score...and is generally incompetent, smug, and pathetic. Barry, an expert duelist lost in booze and despair, barely even takes the guy seriously. [[spoiler: He has to fire his ''own gun'' at the ground during the climatic duel after Bullingdon misfires his own, [[DirtyCoward (and cowers with zero dignity the entire time when he thinks Barry has him dead to rights)]] with the implication being either that Barry just wants the guy to put him out of his misery, or that as much as he hates Bullingdon and as much of a jerkass as Barry's turned out to be, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold he'd still never stoop so low as to shoot the defenseless son of his wife whose seething hatred for Barry is honestly justified.]] Bullingdon even screws ''that'' up in that, while he shoots Lyndon, the shot ''doesn't even end up being fatal.'']]

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* BigBadWannabe: Lord Bullingdon (even though he's no more or less likable a character than Barry himself is) ends up a major antagonist and goes back to his household at the end looking to settle the score...and is generally incompetent, smug, and pathetic. Barry, an expert duelist lost in booze and despair, barely even takes the guy seriously. [[spoiler: He has to fire his ''own gun'' at the ground during the climatic duel after Bullingdon misfires his own, [[DirtyCoward (and cowers with zero dignity the entire time when he thinks Barry has him dead to rights)]] with the implication being either that Barry just wants the guy to put him out of his misery, or that as much as he hates Bullingdon and as much of a jerkass as Barry's turned out to be, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold [[EveryoneHasStandards he'd still never stoop so low low]] as to shoot the defenseless son of his wife whose seething hatred for Barry is honestly justified.]] justified. Bullingdon even screws ''that'' up in that, while he shoots Lyndon, the shot ''doesn't even end up being fatal.'']]
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** Samuel Runt to Lady Lyndon. When Barry's mother requests that he resigns from his duty as she thinks he would have a bad influence on his lady and because they can't afford him a salary, he tries to convince her to let him stay, even be willing to work without pay.

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** Samuel Runt to Lady Lyndon. When Barry's mother requests that he resigns from his duty as she thinks he would have a bad influence on his lady and because they can't afford him a salary, he tries to convince her to let him stay, even be willing to work without pay. [[Spoilers: She does succeed in dismissing Runt, which only succeeds in pushing Lady Lyndon completely off of the edge and to attempting suicide. Fortunately, he and the steward manage to convince Bullingdon to come back and fight Barry and, by the end of the film, he has returned to Lady Lyndon's side.]]
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Barry's mother. She is introduced as a sweet old lady who is devoted to caring for her son after her husband's death. Once she reappears in the second act, however, she treats [[ObnoxiousInLaws Lady Lyndon]] and [[WickedStepmother Lord Bullingdon]] ruthlessly in pursuing her ambitions for Barry. ''Downplayed'' in that her affection towards her son and grandson are completely authentic, and as, while her treatment of Lady Lyndon is lacking in justification, Lord Bullingdon's behavior and personality gives perfect reason to antagonize him so greatly.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Barry's mother. She is introduced as a sweet old lady who is devoted to caring for her son after her husband's death. Once she reappears in the second act, however, she treats [[ObnoxiousInLaws Lady Lyndon]] and [[WickedStepmother Lord Bullingdon]] ruthlessly in pursuing her ambitions for Barry. ''Downplayed'' somewhat in that the unpleasant behavior and personality of Bullingdon gives perfect reason to antagonize him and as her affection towards her son and grandson are completely authentic, and as, while authentic. However, her treatment of Lady Lyndon is lacking in justification, Lord Bullingdon's behavior completely uncalled for and personality gives perfect reason her misguided attempts to antagonize help her son, such as convincing him so greatly.to undergo the mad struggle for a peerage, ultimately contribute to his downfall.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Barry's mother. She is introduced as a sweet old lady who is devoted to caring for her son after her husband's death. Once she reappears in the second act, however, she treats [[ObnoxiousInLaws Lady Lyndon]] and [[WickedStepmother Lord Bullingdon]] ruthlessly in pursuing her ambitions for Barry. ''Downplayed'' in that her affection towards her son and grandson are completely authentic, and as Lord Bullingdon's behavior and personality gives reason to antagonize him so greatly.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Barry's mother. She is introduced as a sweet old lady who is devoted to caring for her son after her husband's death. Once she reappears in the second act, however, she treats [[ObnoxiousInLaws Lady Lyndon]] and [[WickedStepmother Lord Bullingdon]] ruthlessly in pursuing her ambitions for Barry. ''Downplayed'' in that her affection towards her son and grandson are completely authentic, and as as, while her treatment of Lady Lyndon is lacking in justification, Lord Bullingdon's behavior and personality gives perfect reason to antagonize him so greatly.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Barry's mother. She is introduced as a sweet old lady who is devoted to caring for her son after her husband's death. Once she reappears in the second act, however, she treats [[ObnoxiousInLaws Lady Lyndon]] and [[WickedStepmother Lord Bullingdon]] ruthlessly in pursuing her ambitions for Barry.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Barry's mother. She is introduced as a sweet old lady who is devoted to caring for her son after her husband's death. Once she reappears in the second act, however, she treats [[ObnoxiousInLaws Lady Lyndon]] and [[WickedStepmother Lord Bullingdon]] ruthlessly in pursuing her ambitions for Barry. ''Downplayed'' in that her affection towards her son and grandson are completely authentic, and as Lord Bullingdon's behavior and personality gives reason to antagonize him so greatly.
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* AwesomeByAnalysis: Captain Potzdorf quickly identifies Barry as a deserter and impersonator when he picks out several glaring holes in Barry's cover story, such as working for a general who died six months ago or having a British ambassador for a cousin who also happens to have an Irish surname (this is when the Irish were still regarded as second-class citizens).
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** According to the narrator, Sir Charles Lyndon died in "Spa, Kingdom of Belgium", but Belgium was not an independent nation until 1830. At the time when the film is set, Spa belonged to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Principality_of_Liege Principality of Liège]].

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** According to the narrator, Sir Charles Lyndon died in "Spa, Kingdom of Belgium", but Belgium was not an independent nation until 1830. At the time when the film is set, Spa belonged to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Principality_of_Liege Principality php?title=Prince-Bishopric_of_Liege Prince-Bishopric of Liège]].
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** According to the narrator, Sir Charles Lyndon died in "Spa, Kingdom of Belgium", but Belgium was not an independent nation until 1830. At the time when the film is set, Spa belonged to Principality of Liège.

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** According to the narrator, Sir Charles Lyndon died in "Spa, Kingdom of Belgium", but Belgium was not an independent nation until 1830. At the time when the film is set, Spa belonged to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Principality_of_Liege Principality of Liège.Liège]].

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* UndyingLoyalty: Barry's mother. [[spoiler: She ends up being the only person to care for him after he's lost everything but her.]]

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Barry's mother. [[spoiler: She ends up being the only person to care for him after he's lost everything but her.]]]]
** Samuel Runt to Lady Lyndon. When Barry's mother requests that he resigns from his duty as she thinks he would have a bad influence on his lady and because they can't afford him a salary, he tries to convince her to let him stay, even be willing to work without pay.
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->''"It was in the reign of George III that the aforesaid personages lived and quarrelled; good or bad, handsome or ugly, rich or poor, they are all equal now."''[[note]]By that the quote means [[AllAreEqualInDeath they're now all dead.]][[/note]]

''Barry Lyndon'' is Creator/StanleyKubrick's 1975 period piece, widely considered one of his most underrated films. At 3 hours and 7 minutes, it's also Kubrick's second-longest film, just ten minutes shorter than ''Film/{{Spartacus}}'' from 15 years prior. As the film is split into two distinct acts, though, it feels more like two movies packaged together than like a single, lengthy piece. Ideally, this work summary should be read while listening to Music/GeorgeFredericHandel's ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91sfrw106xs Sarabande]]''.

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->''"It was in the reign of George III that the aforesaid personages lived and quarrelled; good or bad, handsome or ugly, rich or poor, they are all equal now."''[[note]]By that that, the quote means [[AllAreEqualInDeath they're now all dead.]][[/note]]

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''Barry Lyndon'' is Creator/StanleyKubrick's a 1975 [[PeriodPiece period piece, widely considered one of his most underrated films. drama]] film written and directed by Creator/StanleyKubrick. At 3 hours and 7 minutes, it's also Kubrick's his second-longest film, just ten minutes shorter than ''Film/{{Spartacus}}'' from 15 years prior. As the film is split into two distinct acts, though, it feels more like two movies packaged together than like a single, lengthy piece. Ideally, this work summary should be read while listening to Music/GeorgeFredericHandel's ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91sfrw106xs Sarabande]]''.



In addition to being a perennial favorite of Creator/StanleyKubrick fans (who often tout it as one of his overlooked masterpieces), it's also widely loved by history buffs who often hold it up as one of the most historically accurate films about the 18th century ever made. This is largely due to its unapologetic use of DeliberateValuesDissonance in its depiction of the time period, opting for an immersive WartsAndAll depiction of European society in the 1700s that doesn't bother making its characters likeable or sympathetic by modern standards. It also doesn't hurt that it was filmed entirely on location, with several interior scenes notably lit entirely by ''candlelight''--an innovative technique that required using special ultra-fast camera lenses originally developed for NASA.

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In addition to being a perennial favorite of Creator/StanleyKubrick Kubrick's fans (who often tout it as one of his overlooked masterpieces), it's also widely loved by history buffs buffs, who often hold it up as one of the most historically accurate films about the 18th century ever made. This is largely due to its unapologetic use of DeliberateValuesDissonance in its depiction of the time period, opting for an immersive WartsAndAll depiction of European society in the 1700s that doesn't bother making its characters likeable likable or sympathetic by modern standards. It also doesn't hurt that it was filmed entirely on location, with several interior scenes notably lit entirely by ''candlelight''--an ''candlelight'' -- an innovative technique that required using special ultra-fast camera lenses originally developed for NASA.
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** A character attempts a suicide with strychnine, a substance not isolated or named until about half a century later.
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* WidowWoman: Barry's mother refuses every marriage proposal after the death of her husband, devoting herself to raising her son.
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->''"It was in the reign of George III that the aforesaid personages lived and quarrelled; good or bad, handsome or ugly, rich or poor, they are all equal now."''[[note]]By that the quote means they're now all dead.[[/note]]

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->''"It was in the reign of George III that the aforesaid personages lived and quarrelled; good or bad, handsome or ugly, rich or poor, they are all equal now."''[[note]]By that the quote means [[AllAreEqualInDeath they're now all dead.[[/note]]
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misuse of pyrrhic victory as it does not explain what barry was trying to win and that he had to sacrifice something in order to win


* PyrrhicVillainy: Barry beats the ''shit'' out of Lord Bullingdon for his very public TheReasonYouSuckSpeech against both him and Lady Lyndon, but it's a catastrophic mistake as it turns him into a social pariah among the aristocracy and puts the final nail in the coffin for his ambitions to join the peerage.
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* EpicMovie: A 3 hour period piece that tells the story of a man's whole life and features hundreds of extras as well as some of the most ludicrously detailed set and costume design in cinematic history. It fits this trope like a glove.

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