A rags‑to‑riches tale of family feuds and daring duels
I’ve finally seen Stanley Kubrick’s latest movie, Barry Lyndon, an 18th-century period‑piece based on William Makepeace Thackeray’s novel, The Luck of Barry Lyndon. It’s a simple tale of an Irishman’s serendipity in acquiring a fortune, and then his inevitable struggle in keeping it.