Filmmaker Stanley Kubrick settled on adapting BARRY LYNDON ('75) after he couldn't finance his dream project – a biopic around the historic figure Napoleon Bonaparte. Determined to create the penultimate period piece, Kubrick insisted shooting entirely on location – relying on natural lighting and candlelight for interior scenes to evoke the quality of 18th century paintings. While challenging, these decisions led to the film winning four Oscars for cinematography, art direction, costume design,