Berberian Sound Studio (2012)

A sound engineer's work for an Italian horror studio becomes a terrifying case of life imitating art.

Director:

Peter Strickland

Writer:

Peter Strickland

Stars:

Toby Jones, Susanna Cappellaro, Antonio Mancino

9 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Toby Jones	...	Gilderoy
Tonia Sotiropoulou	...	Elena
Susanna Cappellaro	...	Veronica
Cosimo Fusco	...	Francesco
Suzy Kendall	...	Special Scream Performance
Layla Amir	...	Equestrian Girl
Antonio Mancino	...	Santini
Hilda Péter	...	Auditionee
Guido Adorni	...	Giovanni
Chiara D'Anna	...	Elisa
Lara Parmiani	...	Chiara
Eugenia Caruso	...	Claudia
Fatma Mohamed	...	Silvia
Katalin Ladik	...	Resurrected Witch
Salvatore LI Causi	...	Fabio

Storyline

A sound engineer's work for an Italian horror studio becomes a terrifying case of life imitating art.

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Plot Keywords:

1970s | actress | chocolate | foley artist | sound recording | 

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

UK

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

14 June 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Studio ihografiseon Berberian

Filming Locations:

Three Mills Studios, Three Mill Lane, Bow, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warp X, Illuminations Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

At the very beginning of the film, Elena calls Francesco to announce Gilderoy's arrival at the studio. Although the film is set in Italy, when she picks up the phone a continuous dial tone is heard, which is normal for the US or UK; however, the actual dial tone would have sounded very differently in Italy, a country where the phone system has a very distinctive and non-continuous dial tone (consisting of a 425Hz tone with a duration of 0.6sec followed by a 1 second pause, followed by a 0.2 sec tone then a 0.2 sec pause, repeated in a loop until the first digit is dialed).

User Reviews

Great sound and framing

The story on the other hand is confusing to say the least. But that is meant to be experienced like that. The question is if you are willing to enjoy the ride. You could also say it's a bit of style over content, though I'm sure the director must have a plan in mind and could explain it all to you.

The cast is great, the pace of the story on the other hand is really slow. Another factor that might make this unbearable to watch for some people. It's definitely a great look behind the scenes of sound making, whatever you think of the movie. Another great thing is that the movie can be watched a couple of times, so you could discover new little things in it.