Just as an additional extra thought for the start of this post … ? I thought I should mention that Toby Jones, the main star of Berberian Sound Studio has bagged the Best Actor gong in this years Evening Standard Awards. Please bear that in mind …Blimey …
Or perhaps, in line with something the Toby Jones character in the film I’ve seen tonight, has said, “Strike a light” … !
Mmmmm …
Yes, I’ve just spent a little more cash on an iTunes rental: in this case, the Peter Strickland directed, Berberian Sound Studio.
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Set in the sound studios of the film’s title, Berberian Sound Studio sees Toby Jones as Gilderoy, a mildly timid sound engineerº, hired to work on the (fictional) film, Equestrian Vortex.
A film which Gilderoy thinks is the sort of documentary he’s used to making, back in the UK: but turns out to be a horror film. And an Italian giallo* film, at that.
One that involves hacking up a lot of otherwise inoffensive vegetables …
Now, I have to admit, I’ve recently managed to catch a few films, recently, that I’ve immediately tagged as having four stars: Kill List being the most recent.
In other words, it’s one of a handful of films I personally feel that should be seen by as many people as possible.
And I have to confess, I think Berberian Sound Studio — funded by FilmFour, Screen Yorkshire and Warp X — is in the same sort of league,
It might not have the same horse power as Kill List, or any of the other films I mentioned when I wrote about the latter.
But I certainly think Berberian Sound Studio is worth you catching, at least once: normally, that would make me put it on a three.
What’s got me giving it that extra star … ?
Is tha fact I’ve already told a couple of friends they should check it out.
I can’t tell you any less, now can I … ?
One that involves hacking up a lot of otherwise inoffensive vegetables …
~≈®≈~
Now, I have to admit, I’ve recently managed to catch a few films, recently, that I’ve immediately tagged as having four stars: Kill List being the most recent.
In other words, it’s one of a handful of films I personally feel that should be seen by as many people as possible.
And I have to confess, I think Berberian Sound Studio — funded by FilmFour, Screen Yorkshire and Warp X — is in the same sort of league,
It might not have the same horse power as Kill List, or any of the other films I mentioned when I wrote about the latter.
But I certainly think Berberian Sound Studio is worth you catching, at least once: normally, that would make me put it on a three.
What’s got me giving it that extra star … ?
Is tha fact I’ve already told a couple of friends they should check it out.
I can’t tell you any less, now can I … ?
Berberian Sound Studio
★★★★
* Not a genre of movie I’m as familiar with as I could be: helpfully, though, the Wikipedia entry is both digestible, and revealing: and makes me think you have to love a genre that produces a title like Don’t Torture A Duckling …
º As distinct from a Foley artist, who’s responsible for the sounds on a film: swishing curtains, footsteps, dismembered melons, what have you. The sound engineer is (usually) the chap who’s recording the noises.
º As distinct from a Foley artist, who’s responsible for the sounds on a film: swishing curtains, footsteps, dismembered melons, what have you. The sound engineer is (usually) the chap who’s recording the noises.
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