That was very cunning of Barry to irritate Sir Charles to the point of giving him a heart attack. And the road to high society and Lady Lyndon was clear!!
Contrary to other comments, I think Ryan O'Neal is fine in this role and this scene. Ryan's range is very limited, but so is his character's, kind of like Keanu Reeves in The Matrix. He's a cipher who advances through an unfamiliar world through tricks & deception. He should be hard to read.
I agree. He fits as a man out of his element, yet his selfish ambition counters the arrogant entitlement that he seeks to partake as a permanent member.
I've watched the entire movie just to relish this scene. So glad to see it posted here. I only knew of Frank Middlemass from the Britcom "As Time Goes By", so, many thanks!
Ja dit is grote kunst dit is geen gewone film maar een kunstwerk met top acteurs zoals barry lindon is een nooit nog een film geweest ik heb hem 6 keer gezien en was steeds onder de indruk ook ryan o neil was verbluffend men doet nogal smalend over hem kwam acteertalent dit bewijst dat hij een top acteur is de scène overlijden van de jonge zoon hoe hij dit speelt is pure klasse
The Sir Charles actor dissolves in all his decadence in front of our very eyes. Dying as an insult to aristocracy, so death becomes an implosion. Brilliant acting. O'Neal: not bad acting but really bad casting. Because he was a star. Kubrick didn't care about stars, the studios did. Ideally, they would have needed a Brit.
Oh no, McDowell is not a convincing cavalier type. He did Flashman for example, and he was definitely not ideal. I think O’Neal does a decent job, but ultimately I agree. What they needed was someone with the air and appearance of a handsome rake.
Frank Middlemass - a great actor. The difference in character between his part here as Sir Charles and Albert Lyons the fishmonger in Upstairs Downstairs couldn't be wider.
I always figured the narrator is recalling the story from present day (20th century when the movie came out) so perhaps just said what we would call it today, or maybe I’m just denying the fact that Stanley may have made a slight error.
Oh, yes - "Sir Charles" - please! - take those pills! ...lot of good they're gonna do! 😂 I'd been afraid just to ask what's in them, lol! - and wash them down with brandy! 🤣...even better!
Kubrick was trying to imitate the look of paintings from the era, I've heard, which perhaps explains why some of the actors are very still in certain scenes.
Great scene. But the problem with Ryan O'Neal playing against a competent actor like the guy who plays Sir Charles, is that it shows up that O'Neal can't act.
I have never understood the dissing of O'Neal's performance in this movie. And regarding this scene, the other actor definitely had the plum lines and was basically the center piece of scene.
@@Fan_Made_Videos Maybe that's what Kubrick wanted. Maybe he wanted to miscast an actor in a role not suited for him in order to create realism to the character and the film itself.
Do you really think a master like Kubrick wouldn't utilise Ryan's weakness for a strength of the movie? It's clearly exemplifying the nature of Redmond's imposter nature of infiltrating into the upper class by luck through good looks
You can all keep justifying Ryan O'Neal's casting as an impostor playing an impostor, and maybe that was the intention, but watching the film as a film I think it takes away from its effectiveness in itself. Ryan O'Neal was a box office draw and I don't think any of the actors in this were.
How's the aftertaste of orange sphincter tasting now, after your Qult leader trump will go down as one of the worst presidents in US history? Still trying to point out a boogeyman for all your own shortcomings, myopic impotence. Shame on you, sad , sad fool.
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I’m obsessed with this movie because it feels like the closest thing to taking a time machine and going to that era
"Id rather be known as a cuckold than a fool" one of my favorite lines from any Kubrick film
What a wonderful scene. "Sir, let those laugh that win."
Beyond grateful for the posting of this incredible moment in cinema.
Mans took his girl then gave him an aneurysm Barry the rizzler
Yep, Barry was ruthless.
That little snort was perfect.
That was very cunning of Barry to irritate Sir Charles to the point of giving him a heart attack.
And the road to high society and Lady Lyndon was clear!!
Let this be a lesson to you: If you want to see someone go from annoyed to angry to furious, act like Barry in this scene.
Contrary to other comments, I think Ryan O'Neal is fine in this role and this scene. Ryan's range is very limited, but so is his character's, kind of like Keanu Reeves in The Matrix. He's a cipher who advances through an unfamiliar world through tricks & deception. He should be hard to read.
I agree. He fits as a man out of his element, yet his selfish ambition counters the arrogant entitlement that he seeks to partake as a permanent member.
The charming sociopath is always a cipher
If Kubrick gave him the role then it was good as it is
I've watched the entire movie just to relish this scene. So glad to see it posted here. I only knew of Frank Middlemass from the Britcom "As Time Goes By", so, many thanks!
Pills and brandy..good stuff
He didn't make many movies but Frank Middlemass, the actor portraying Sir Charles, had a marvelous range.
I loved his occasional appearances in the Britcom "As Time Goes By"...!
Arthur Lyons in Upstairs Downstairs!
Quite simply the best performance in a film of fine performances. A brilliant cameo piece.
I’m sorry, cameo?
@williampatrick2971
"cameo
a small character part in a play or film, played by a distinguished actor or a celebrity."
best ''what'' ever uttered in the English stage/Cinema etc
A kingdom of Belgium in the mid to late 18th century?!?!
Stop, this movie is perfect
That line always bothered me. Austrian Netherlands at this time, surely.
Ahaa, got you Kubrick!
@@Master-Mirror Me too. Seems strange that someone with such an eye for detail would get this wrong.
There were kingdoms within kingdoms. Remember Ireland was also a kingdom at least on paper.
Me, circa 2070
iCarajo!
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You'd think that a xenomorph was about to burst through his chest.
oh come come sir
“With ARSENIC!”
Before the dead mans body had even got cold ,Barry Lyndon removed his shoes and put them on his own feet.😂
Some brandy...as he slams down pills whilst in cardiac arrest 😂 sir Chuck was a wild party
Beautiful.like a Cruikshank come to life.
Ja dit is grote kunst dit is geen gewone film maar een kunstwerk met top acteurs zoals barry lindon is een nooit nog een film geweest ik heb hem 6 keer gezien en was steeds onder de indruk ook ryan o neil was verbluffend men doet nogal smalend over hem kwam acteertalent dit bewijst dat hij een top acteur is de scène overlijden van de jonge zoon hoe hij dit speelt is pure klasse
ganz genau!
I don’t know why but every time Charles speaks it just sounds like a giant fat cat talking especially when he says “I am sorry for you Mr Barry.”
The Sir Charles actor dissolves in all his decadence in front of our very eyes. Dying as an insult to aristocracy, so death becomes an implosion. Brilliant acting. O'Neal: not bad acting but really bad casting. Because he was a star. Kubrick didn't care about stars, the studios did. Ideally, they would have needed a Brit.
You are possibly/probably right about the "Brit". But who could have been the right one ?
@@Santu2409 the clockwork orange guy?
@@Santu2409 any Brit?
Oh no, McDowell is not a convincing cavalier type. He did Flashman for example, and he was definitely not ideal. I think O’Neal does a decent job, but ultimately I agree. What they needed was someone with the air and appearance of a handsome rake.
Kubrick wanted Robert Redford.
Great acting, sire Charles.
Stress was back then also in top 3 of the death causes. Nothing changes... really... Sandman...
1:03 That cackle..
Frank Middlemass - a great actor. The difference in character between his part here as Sir Charles and Albert Lyons the fishmonger in Upstairs Downstairs couldn't be wider.
The Kingdom of Belgium didn't exist then. Belgium was part of Austria.
I always figured the narrator is recalling the story from present day (20th century when the movie came out) so perhaps just said what we would call it today, or maybe I’m just denying the fact that Stanley may have made a slight error.
@@Llllltryytcc Could be who knows!? In one scene they (not the narrator) are talking about "the police". The police wasn't a thing in ~1750.
Call off the film
@@tycondero1647 There was no police as we know it today. But there were definitely sheriffs and other “peacekeepers”
@@bryankerr9174 let’s call the whole thing off. But let’s call the call it off, off.
That pig squeal from Sir Charles at the end is not an accident
TYVM! One of my favorite scenes.
Best death scene ever.
He wanted for this old man to die so that he could marry Lady Lyndon for the money.
Was' asthmatic harrumphing' always part the defining 'body- language' of the British upper-classes?
In 1975 (oeps movie date) there was no KIngdom of Belgium (started only in 1830) . But yes history is always re-written 🙂
In 1975 there was. But you are right, of course.
But there wasn't a Kingdom of Belgium till 1830...
Oh, yes - "Sir Charles" - please! - take those pills! ...lot of good they're gonna do! 😂 I'd been afraid just to ask what's in them, lol! - and wash them down with brandy! 🤣...even better!
Is the guy sleeping on the left just a prop?
Kubrick.
Kubrick was trying to imitate the look of paintings from the era, I've heard, which perhaps explains why some of the actors are very still in certain scenes.
Notice the two mirrors. To the right, the role Barry wanted to play, the left, his inevitable end. The man on the left was a visual of Barry's future.
@@koolgmurder I also assume it was a commentary on the upper class. They really had nothing to do all day.
Great scene. But the problem with Ryan O'Neal playing against a competent actor like the guy who plays Sir Charles, is that it shows up that O'Neal can't act.
I have never understood the dissing of O'Neal's performance in this movie. And regarding this scene, the other actor definitely had the plum lines and was basically the center piece of scene.
Redmond Barry is out of his element which is why Ryan O'Neal's performance lends credence to his character
@@Fan_Made_Videos Maybe that's what Kubrick wanted. Maybe he wanted to miscast an actor in a role not suited for him in order to create realism to the character and the film itself.
Do you really think a master like Kubrick wouldn't utilise Ryan's weakness for a strength of the movie? It's clearly exemplifying the nature of Redmond's imposter nature of infiltrating into the upper class by luck through good looks
You can all keep justifying Ryan O'Neal's casting as an impostor playing an impostor, and maybe that was the intention, but watching the film as a film I think it takes away from its effectiveness in itself. Ryan O'Neal was a box office draw and I don't think any of the actors in this were.
... Ryan O'Neal....1
... Ronald McDonald....0
A mí me caen bien los irlandeses
2:42-2:44 that pig like squeal
Lol I guess people didn’t think that alcohol with pills were a bad idea at all 😳
At that point he was clutching at straws. He knew that was it........
Democrat voters in a nutshell
While right-wingers are just nuts.
The fact that you make this comment on a Barry Lyndon clip says more about you than your comment does about the people you're trying to insult.
How's the aftertaste of orange sphincter tasting now, after your Qult leader trump will go down as one of the worst presidents in US history?
Still trying to point out a boogeyman for all your own shortcomings, myopic impotence.
Shame on you, sad , sad fool.
@@wanderlustrer Maybe one of the worsts....but have you been paying attention to grampa Earpiece?
Yeah democrats are usually cuckolds
i am so sorry that... whatever the fool was in the studio imposed the ever so limited ryan oneal upon Kubrik!!!