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Berberian Sound Studio

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
17K
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Toby Jones in Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
Gilderoy, a sound engineer, arrives in Rome to work on the post-synchronized soundtrack to The Equestrian Vortex, a tale of witchcraft and murder set inside an all-girl riding academy. As he goes about his work on the unexpectedly terrifying project, it's his own mind that holds the real horrors. As the line between film and reality blurs, is Gilderoy working on a film -- or in one?
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A sound engineer's work for an Italian horror studio becomes a terrifying case of life imitating art.A sound engineer's work for an Italian horror studio becomes a terrifying case of life imitating art.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
    • Antonio Mancino
    • Guido Adorni
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    17K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Strickland
    • Writer
      • Peter Strickland
    • Stars
      • Toby Jones
      • Antonio Mancino
      • Guido Adorni
    • 96User reviews
    • 270Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 16 wins & 16 nominations

    Videos1

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    Trailer 2:05
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    Toby Jones in Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
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    Toby Jones and Tonia Sotiropoulou in Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
    Tonia Sotiropoulou in Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
    Toby Jones and Fatma Mohamed in Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
    Toby Jones in Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
    Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
    Toby Jones in Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
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    Toby Jones in Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
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    Toby Jones in Berberian Sound Studio (2012)

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    Toby Jones
    Toby Jones
    • Gilderoy
    Antonio Mancino
    Antonio Mancino
    • Giancarlo Santini
    Guido Adorni
    Guido Adorni
    • Lorenzo
    Susanna Cappellaro
    Susanna Cappellaro
    • Veronica as Accused Witch
    Cosimo Fusco
    Cosimo Fusco
    • Francesco Coraggio
    Fatma Mohamed
    Fatma Mohamed
    • Silvia as Teresa
    Salvatore Li Causi
    • Fabio
    Chiara D'Anna
    • Elisa as Teresa
    Tonia Sotiropoulou
    Tonia Sotiropoulou
    • Elena
    Eugenia Caruso
    Eugenia Caruso
    • Claudia as Monica…
    Lara Parmiani
    • Chiara as Signora Collatina
    Jozef Cseres
    • Massimo
    Pal Toth
    • Massimo
    • (as Pál Tóth)
    Katalin Ladik
    • Resurrected Witch
    Jean-Michael van Schouwburg
    • The Goblin
    • (as Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg)
    Justin Turner
    • Gong
    Miklos Kemecsi
    • Gong and Philicorda
    • (as Miklós Kemecsi)
    Elisa Librelotto
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    • Director
      • Peter Strickland
    • Writer
      • Peter Strickland
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The title of the fictional studio refers to Cathy Berberian, the US soprano who married Luciano Berio, a pioneer of electronic music and a key influence on Strickland's film.
    • 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).
    • Quotes

      Giancarlo Santini: Gilderoy, this is going to be a fantastic film. Brutal and honest. Nobody has seen this horror before.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits are actually put together of those from The Equestrian Vortex, the fictional horror flick that's going to be post-dubbed in the movie, with fast-cut animations, medieval depictions of hell, demons, naves, animal skeletons and tortured female faces, mostly red and black colored.
    • Connections
      References Evil Ed (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Dada X
      Performed by Nurse With Wound

      Written by Steven Stapleton

      Licensed Courtesy of Nurse With Wound

    User reviews96

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    5/10
    Pretentious, pointless and muddled
    This is a movie that seems to have no purpose. The way that the sound effects were generated in the film is mildly interesting, and the xenophobia that the main character experienced made me believe that the storyline would go somewhere. However, this was not the case. Sitting through this, I found it hard to understand why the actors were even drawn to the material; it is so uninteresting. Technically the film has its merits, and it might be relevant for someone who has worked as a sound effects technician and editor in movies, but for the general population it is probably a waste of time. I know that it contains references to Italian horror movies of the 70's and 80's, but so what? My advice is to stay away.
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    • May 6, 2014

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 31, 2012 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
      • Australia
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Twitter
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
      • Greek
    • Also known as
      • Студія звукозапису Берберяна
    • Filming locations
      • Three Mills Studios, Three Mill Lane, Bow, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Illuminations Films
      • Warp X
      • Film4
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $38,493
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,605
      • Jun 16, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $312,757
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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