Berberian Sound Studio
Drama, Horror, Thriller
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2012
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In the 1970s, a British sound technician is brought to Italy to work on the sound effects for a gruesome horror film. His nightmarish task slowly takes over his psyche, driving him to confront his own past.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
92 min
Release date:
30 Aug 2012
Country:
GB
Languages:
English, Italian
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$312,757
Awards:
16 wins & 16 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
While it's a loving homage to movies like Dario Argento's Suspiria and is crafted with tons of style, it leaves out one key ingredient: being even remotely scary.
– Chris Nashawaty,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct 2013
fresh:
Radishes, cabbages and melons meet horrific ends in Berberian Sound Studio, a down-the-earhole psychodrama where what you hear is more terrifying than what you see.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
1 Aug 2013
fresh:
Writer/director Peter Strickland intriguingly weaves into the story a movie-within-a-movie that we barely see, but we hear.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
4 Jul 2013
fresh:
A sometimes interesting, sometimes head-scratching movie that pays homage to the old ways of the sound mixing world and to the "giallo" genre of horror that was prominent in Italy during the 1970s.
– David Lewis,
San Francisco Chronicle,
21 Jun 2013
fresh:
[It] not only exploits one of cinema's most important modes, it also attempts something more difficult: turning a genre movie into a work of art.
– Peter Keough,
Boston Globe,
20 Jun 2013