BARRY LYNDON
A
Screenplayby
Stanley Kubrick
Based on the novel by
William Makepeace Thackeray
February 18, 1973
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 (V.O.)
My mother, after her husband's
death, and her retirement, lived in
such a way as to defy slander. She
refused all offers of marriage,
declaring that she lived now for her
son only, and for the memory of her
departed saint.EXT. STREET - DAY
Mother and son walking together.RODERICK (V.O.)