Peter Strickland’s Berberian Sound Studio marks his second feature film and while he may not have many films under his belt just yet, his latest effort proves that he’s going to be a force in the industry in the very near future. In the 1970′s, 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. Continue Reading…
With a handful of images and posters released in anticipation for the Peter Strickland directed horror thriller which is set to premier at TIFF, it was only a matter of time before we got a trailer, and it looks fantastic. From the trailer alone you can see right away that Strickland is drawing inspiration directly from Italian cinema as we watch Toby Jones’ character descend into a hole in which it doesn’t look like he’s going to be able to climb out of. Rich with sounds of screams and and watermelons being sliced in half this trailer is music to the ears of horror fans.
“Set in 1976: Gilderoy is hired to orchestrate the sound mix for the latest film by Italian horror maestro, Santini. As time and realities shift, Gilderoy is lost in a spiral of sonic and personal mayhem, and has to confront his own demons in order to stay afloat.”
Watch the trailer below.
A film that has quietly slipped under the radar of many horror fans is the upcoming UK film Berberian Sound Studio which will be helmed by Peter Strickland. I would assume that when this film gets picked up for a U.S. distribution (which I’m confident it will) they’ll change the name to something that’s a little bit more inspiring. It’s set against the backdrop of Italian horror in the late 1970′s which is during a time when some of the best films of the genre were made, making this the perfect setting. Berberian Sound Studio stars Toby Jones who’s becoming a house hold name in the horror genre with his fantastic role in The Mist and his turn as the Master of Suspense as Alfred Hitchcock in HBO’s The Girl.
“Set in 1976: Gilderoy (Jones) is hired to orchestrate the sound mix for the latest film by Italian horror maestro, Santini. As time and realities shift, Gilderoy is lost in a spiral of sonic and personal mayhem, and has to confront his own demons in order to stay afloat.”
Strickland is certainly heading in the right direction with this film because it doesn’t fit the mold of many of the horror films we’ve been getting recently and seems to be bending the genre in a way. I see a lot of potential in Berbarian Sound Studio (even if the title is bland at best) and will be keeping my eye on this one as it gears up for the Toronto International Film Festival next month. So with that, take a look at a handful of some great images of the film.
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