BARRY LYNDON
A Screenplay by Stanley Kubrick
Based on the novel by William Makepeace Thackeray
FADE IN:
EXT. PARK - DAY
Brief shot of duel.
RODERICK (V.O.)
My father, who was well-known to the
best circles in this kingdom under
the name of roaring Harry James, was
killed in a duel, when I was fifteen
years old.
EXT. GARDEN - DAY
Mrs. James, talking with a suitor; Roderick, at a
distance.
RODERICK
Joseph Conrad
Poland-born English novelist
Nautical life since 10 years old
Sailed around Southeast Asia & Africa
Sea literature : ‘Victory’, ‘Lord Jim’, ‘The Secret Agent’ …
The Secret Sharer
Written in 1909
Nautical novel – based on his sailing experience
1st paragraph : depicts the Gulf of Siam precisely
Character List
Nameless Captain
-Narrator of the s
In Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, Gatsby has a very deep-rooted desire for Daisy and goes through any means necessary to achieve his dream of attaining Daisy. After Gatsby’s death, one of the more evident displays of Gatsby’s efforts to try and make himself “old money” is his “schedule” (173). Gatsby’s efforts to achieve his goal directly correspond to Fitzgerald’s mess