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Berberian Sound Studio

  • 20122012
  • K-12K-12
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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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.

IMDb RATING
6.2/10
16K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
13,924
813
  • Director
    • Peter Strickland
  • Writer
    • Peter Strickland
  • Stars
    • Toby Jones
    • Antonio Mancino
    • Guido Adorni
Top credits
  • Director
    • Peter Strickland
  • Writer
    • Peter Strickland
  • Stars
    • Toby Jones
    • Antonio Mancino
    • Guido Adorni
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 87User reviews
    • 267Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 16 wins & 16 nominations

    Videos1

    Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer 2:05
    Theatrical Trailer

    Photos92

    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)
    Toby Jones in Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
    Toby Jones in Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
    Toby Jones in Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
    Toby Jones in Berberian Sound Studio (2012)

    Top cast

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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
    • (as Salvatore Li Causi)
    Chiara D'Anna
    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
    • Audtionee
    • Director
      • Peter Strickland
    • Writer
      • Peter Strickland
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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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 reviews87

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    5/10
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    Gilderoy (Toby Jones) is a sound engineer hired to work at an Italian studio. He is shocked at the material as he begins to work on The Equestrian Vortex. It's witchcraft movie in an all girl riding school. He's a quiet reserved English speaker and he's not making fast friends among his Italian co-workers. The boss Santini refuses to call it a horror movie. He becomes a paranoid mess as he falls further and further into his work.

    This is a movie filled with moodiness. Toby Jones is terrific. However, I want more creepiness and some scares. It definitely needs something more. It doesn't have enough weirdness. It doesn't have any shock. It is just a long tense tease that doesn't pay off. The story needs to be about something. This film wants to be The Shining but it doesn't reach anywhere close to it.
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    3
    • SnoopyStyle
    • Aug 26, 2014

    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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