Berberian Sound Studio
E294199
Berberian Sound Studio is a psychological horror film centered on a timid British sound engineer who becomes increasingly unhinged while working on an Italian giallo movie in the 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Berberian Sound Studio canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
independent film ⓘ psychological horror film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Best Achievement in Production at the British Independent Film Awards ⓘ |
| character |
Gilderoy Lockhart
ⓘ
surface form:
Gilderoy
|
| cinematographyBy | Nic Knowland ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfRelease |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Peter Strickland ⓘ |
| distributor |
Curzon Artificial Eye
ⓘ
surface form:
Artificial Eye
IFC Films ⓘ |
| editedBy | Chris Barwell ⓘ |
| genre |
giallo-inspired film
ⓘ
psychological horror ⓘ |
| hasFilmStyle | homage to Italian giallo cinema ⓘ |
| hasFilmTechnique |
metafictional elements
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sound-focused storytelling ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alienation
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identity disintegration ⓘ violence in media ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
film production
ⓘ
psychological breakdown ⓘ sound design ⓘ |
| musicBy | Broadcast ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Best Actor at the British Independent Film Awards
ⓘ
Best Director at the British Independent Film Awards ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A shy British sound engineer travels to Italy to work on a violent giallo horror film and gradually loses his grip on reality. ⓘ |
| producer |
Hans W. Geißendörfer
ⓘ
Keith Griffiths ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Illuminations Films
ⓘ
Warp X ⓘ ZDF/Arte ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 92 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Peter Strickland ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Italian film studio
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1970s ⓘ |
| starring |
Antonio Mancino
ⓘ
Cosimo Fusco ⓘ Fatma Mohamed ⓘ Hilda Péter ⓘ Toby Jones ⓘ Tonia Sotiropoulou ⓘ |
| worldPremiereEvent | Edinburgh International Film Festival ⓘ |
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