![]() ![]() Ever since I saw a review of it in Empire and Sight & Sound and was enticed by adverts for screenings of it at the fabulous Cornerhouse every time I went by on the 50 bus for a couple of In cinemas from 31 August, Berberian Sound Studio is the new film by Peter Strickland and stars Toby Jones. Lee Ranaldo Berberian Sound Studio 2012 NR 1h 31m DVD Rent this movie Berberian Sound Studio 2012 NR 1h 31m DVD Rent this movie Overview Details A shy sound engineer who normally works on documentaries agrees to do a depraved horror film crafted by an Italian film master, only to discover that the dysfunction surrounding the project blurs fiction and reality. Gilderoy isn't convinced.With his weird, giallo-inspired drama about an English sound engineer coming apart in Italy, director Peter Strickland confirms himself as a serious British film-making talent, 473,290 oglasa keyboard_arrow_right Berberian Sound Studio - Extrait (1) VOST. Very Loosely Based on a True Story: In-universe Santini insists that the events of the The Equestrian Vortex really did happen and it's his duty to inform the world, no matter how much sex and violence he has to stuff into his film.To a lesser extent, Gilderoy is completely ineffectual at getting his expenses paid because he's far too polite. Values Dissonance: In-universe, Gilderoy is shocked by the violent content of the film, whilst everyone else has a completely blasé attitude to it.One of the Massimo's bears more than a passing resemblance to Lucio Fulci Those Two Guys: Massimo and Massimo, two sound technicians who are incredibly adept at chopping up vegetables.Technology Porn: There are a lot of detailed close-up shots of the sound equipment.Surreal Horror: The movie itself, and possibly The Equestrian Vortex as well, which includes such locations as "the secret equestrian library" and "the poultry tunnel." Mostly it just comes across as a cross between Argento's Suspiria (1977) and Bava's Black Sunday.Much of the film is devoted to showing Gilderoy and company recreating complex sound effects with nothing but watermelons, radishes, food blenders and light bulbs. Sound FX Tropes: Berberian Sound Studio wears most of these tropes with pride.Shout-Out: As well as the plot sounding like David Lynch would come up with, we're repeatedly shown a flashing red sign saying " Silenzio".One of Gilderoy's previous works, a gentle nature documentary about Box Hill, is also shown.The Equestrian Vortex, the film Gilderoy is working on.Please do not call my film 'horror' again." Santini insists that The Equestrian Vortex "is not a horror film. ![]() Sci Fi Ghetto: Horror variant, in-universe. ![]() If anything, this film is even more drenched in the period than Toby Jones' other recent outing in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Nothing Is Scarier: None of the violence accompanying the foley being recorded is ever shown, leaving most of whats happening to the viewers imagination.The letters she sends him reveal he still lives with her, despite being at least 40. Minimalism: Two locations (the sound studio itself and Gilderoy's bedroom, which may well be in the same building), four main speaking parts and a tiny smattering of extras.Increasingly out of touch with reality, Gilderoy loses Lip Lock and becomes dubbed in Italian and eventually dissolves into the celluloid. Mind Screw: The last third of the film.Madness Mantra: It must have been the magpies.Hell Is That Noise: Uniquely, Gilderoy's job is all about creating these, and the movie doesn't skimp on the nasty sound effects.It's Not Porn, It's Art: Santini takes this view of bringing his vision of "the truth" to life. ![]()
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