Berberian Sound Studio
The sound engineer Gilderoy shows up at an Italian sound studio to work on the soundtrack for the film Giallo. His English reserve encounters the crew’s Italian temperament and unusual events on screen and off-screen, in a studio steeped in threats and mistrust. Or, maybe Gilderoy is just going out of his mind? The plot of Berberian Sound Studio is about the way microphones and sound effects help engineers foment cinematic magic. The role of sound is especially important in horror films, although the director claims, It’s not a horror! It’s a Santini film! My films are brutal, but so is life. A treat for Dario Argento fans and anyone interested in what goes on behind the silver screen.
awards
British Independent Film Awards 2012 – Best Director, Best Actor, Best Achievement In Production; Evening Standard British Film Awards 2013 – Best Actor; Gérardmer FF 2013 – International Critics Award, Special Jury Prize; London Critics Circle Film Awards 2013 – British Actor of the Year
Peter Strickland
Peter Strickland was born in 1973 in Reading, England. He is half British and half Greek, and spent many years living in various corners of Eastern Europe, including Hungary and Slovakia. The 1997 Berlin Film Festival featured his short film, Bubblegum. Strickland made his feature-length debut, Katalin Varga, set in Transylvania, using inheritance from his uncle. The film screened during the 9th New Horizons Film Festival and received the Silver Bear in Berlin for achievements in sound recording. Sound plays a key role in Strickland’s work, and Strickland himself was an experimental musician prior to becoming a filmmaker.
Selected filmography
1997 Bubblegum (short)
2004 A Metaphysical Education (short)
2009 Katalin Varga
2012 Berberian Sound Studio