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Berberian Sound Studio

2012, Movie, 1h 32min

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.

Country: United Kingdom

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Reviews

Critic David Hughes

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Anchored by a typically flawless performance by Jones, Strickland’s second film begins as an audio geek’s dream, before spiralling inexorably into the stuff of David Lynch’s nightmares.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Catherine Shoard

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...utterly distinctive and all but unclassifiable, a musique concrète nightmare, a psycho-metaphysical implosion of anxiety, with strange-tasting traces of black comedy and movie-buff riffs. It is seriously weird and seriously good.

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic A.A. Dowd

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As a psychological thriller, Berberian Sound Studio is often hypnotic...

Read full review at The A.V. Club

Critic Jonna Vanhatalo

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...är verkligen en fest för örat men kanske främst fantasin, som lockas till att leta fram en del underhållande fast mest väldigt otäcka bilder ur det undermedvetna.

Read full review at Moviezine

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In the 1970s, a British sound technician named Gilderoy (Toby Jones) is brought to Italy to work on the sound effects for a gruesome horror film at the Berberian Sound Studio. As he becomes increasingly immersed in the project, the lines between fantasy and reality begin to blur, and he starts to confront his own dark past. The film's surreal atmosphere and graphic content slowly take over Gilderoy's psyche, driving him towards a descent into madness. The movie raises questions about the ethics of exploitation in the film industry and the impact it has on the lives of those involved. Will Gilderoy be able to complete his work and maintain his sanity? Or will he succumb to the horrors of Berberian Sound Studio?

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