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'Once in a lifetime' chance to see Barry Lyndon in Waterford

'Once in a lifetime' chance to see Barry Lyndon in Waterford
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Barry Lyndon, a movie partially filmed in Waterford, is being shown on the Big Screen for the first time.

The film by Stanley Kubrick will be shown in Garter Lane this afternoon.

Scenes of the film were shot in Portlaw, Waterford Castle, and the Comeraghs during the 70's.

Tickets can be purchased via the Eventbrite website, with all proceeds going to Waterford Film Centre and new film productions in Waterford.

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Ollie Breslin of Waterford Youth Arts told WLR some remnants from filming are still here.

Ryan O'Neal's character's family in the film lived in a cottage in the Comeraghs.

"After the film was finished they knocked it down, and you can still see the foundations of the house," Ollie said.

He also shared how Waterford was selected to be in the movie.

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In 1972,  advanced photographers were sent to do location shoots and because the book it's based off of was set in the South East, they decided to come here.

The following year they began shooting.

In terms of that, the film is the first one shot purely in candlelight.

A camera that had been created for NASA had just been released and because of the lens on it, scenes were able to be shot without any artificial lighting.

At 2pm, a live interview with some crew and extra's will take place.

The three-hour film will then be shown at 3pm, with a ten minute interval taking place halfway through.

Barry Lyndon is based on a William Thackeray book from 1844 which follows the rise and fall of an Irish rogue.

The film's trailer can be viewed here, and tickets can be purchased via Eventbrite.

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