Viewing Cue: Barry Lyndon

Observe the effect of the zoom in this scene from Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon (1975).

Discussion Questions

After watching this clip from Barry Lyndon, consider the questions below. Then submit your response.

How does the zoom guide our point of view on the action in this scene? Are we invited to take sides in the duel?

How does the use of space and mise-en-scène suggest an ironic perspective? Would a camera movement instead of a zoom have the same effect?