This afternoon, James and I headed to the Met to check out the fantastic “Model As Muse” exhibit. Among the photography of Twiggy and Turlington by the likes of Bailey, Avedon, and Meisel were the portraits of Marisa Berenson, supposedly a sixties counterpoint to the leggy waifish doe-eyed likes of models like Penelope Tree. She looked so familiar and I couldn’t place her until… I realized she’s the girl from Kubric’s 1975 costume drama Barry Lyndon. Let’s get acquainted, shall we?
I would wear this and pretend it doesn’t look like a shower cap.
Very “I Dream of Jeanie” although it should be Kenneth Anger’s “Lucifer Rising.”
Please note this insane hairdo. It’s like Rapunzel meets Cousin It. Or a personal head-broom.
This seems more Cabaret-era
I think I have this dress
I need these eyelashes. How long would that take….
Oh, yeah, sorry. Back to the task at hand. Screen shots of Barry Lyndon.
Fans of Marie Antoinette, if they are prepared to sit through a longggg film will love the costume design, cinematography (in particular the wide angle shots, the natural lighting) and the epic rags to riches to rags narrative. Gotta say though, love Ryan O’Neil a lot more in Paper Moon. But that just might be me.
She looks a little weary here, but it’s tiring wearing all those hats.
