It's not by far an orthodox picture, and for the regular viewers it can be tricky to bear with it. Nevertheless, this story about a sound mixer doing a Giallo movie unfolds in a compelling way and it's centered in a tour-de-force perfomance by Toby Jones.

No option to delete. Just put stars in middle, sorry. 14th Sept 2024ce.

Esta pelicula me demuestra la dedicación que hay para ser un actor de post producción.

If watching pretty brunettes screaming their heads off turns you on then you'll love this movie. If raw Italian machismo turns you on then there's something in this for you too. We experience it from the point of view of a meek Englishman who inadvertently landed himself in the raunchy world of B rated horror films, ahem, Santini films. The meek man is pretty much beating lettuce for sound effects until he is pushed into a Milgram experiment like task of torturing a scream actress with high pitch noise, but the actress walks out, so nothing much really happens but the general discomfort and awkwardness of watching a small man be bullied by his alpha bosses and pushed to madness is telling of how we end up with so much workplace violence. Please don't be a jerk at work.

This is undoubtedly a spooky and mildly sinister film, although it didn't really ourtright scare me but its certainly got a bit of an edge to it. The plot is slow and a bit low on the ground, so to speak. Its quite disorientating at times, with video footage thats distorted and continous long screams recorded. It just didn't quite equate to a great deal. I could understand the main characters discomfort in being involved with the production of a horror film (although the director/staff disagree on categorising the film their working on as such). The way that certain sound effects are created does seem perhaps a little distasteful at times, although there's nothing genuinely gorey shown. This is very much a visual film, in as much as there is some imagery which somewhat stands out but overall it seemed to me to be nothing more than an overly quirky, very arty type of a film, which I don't think necessarily said a great to me as such and so I wouldn't specifically recommend it as such, no.

Interesting for awhile only to become frustrating waiting for something more to happen. Where's the torture?

I have a deep affinity for bizarre films, ones that defy conventional norms and use their strange nature to tell a compelling story. When it's done right, it can be an absolute trip, and that's exactly what Berberian Sound Studio is. Toby Jones makes a convincingly put-upon lead, due in no small part to his being shorter than every other member of the cast, a decision I'm absolutely positive was intentional. He's surrounded by a mob of cast and crew members who go from treating him with either respect or indifference to outright disdain, and slowly we see this mild-mannered man lose his mind to his point where his life and his work are indistinguishable from one another. It's a tribute to the Italian Giallo films of the 70s, in all their blood drenched, sex-filled, psychotic glory. We see the sound mixing for the film taking place, and all the props and accessories films back then used to get the most effective sountrack, with watermelons being smashed, tomato stalks being ripped off and oil being boiled in a pan. It creates a very vivid picture of what it would have been like to make a film like the one featured, and as things progress the line between fiction and reality begin to blur until only 1 is left. Rather than just poking fun at Giallo films and their undeniable schlockiness, Berberian Sound Studio demonstrates that, even though they might be nothing more than cheap thrills to some, they can still be made with passion and determination. If this sounds like your kind of film, then see it when you get the chance.

The critics might have loved it, but it was boring and bailed on it halfway through. Maybe I missed out on something brilliant - but I doubt it.

Toby Jones is an Englishman hired to create sound effects for a horror film studio in 1970's Rome in Peter Strickland's genre defying second feature. Strickland strikes a balance in creating a menacing psychological atmosphere within the walls of a studio, and uses the surroundings of the sound effects to enhance the effectiveness of the editing, offering the film a real horror element. It's unlike anything i've seen before, and Strickland's follow up, The Duke Of Burgundy (2014) although slightly more conventional, is nonetheless as immersive, and impressive. I look forward to catching In Fabric (2018) as soon as possible. Keep us up to date

Visually stylish and Toby Jones is never not watchable but ultimately it became confusing and jumbled as it progressed.

‘Berberian Sound Studio' Is Punishing, Self-Indulgent Art

Welcome to the sound studio from Hell. Damn good psychological thrilleBenvenuti nello studio del suono dall'Inferno. Accidenti bravo thrille psicologico 9/10.

While technically not a horror film, Berberian Sound Studio will appeal to horror lovers. Specifically, it's a tribute to the 1970s crop of Italian horror films known as "giallo" (Italian for "yellow"). Director Peter Strickland knows that nothing can be more frightening or disturbing than images we conjure up in our own heads. So we follow a meek sound technician (underplayed to perfection by the great Toby Jones) as film sound effects are created. Watermelons are smashed to record the sounds of heads being bludgeoned, and so on. In one of the more memorable sequences, the camera simply focuses on the face of a recording artist as she makes the sounds of a witch coming back from the dead. This one scene is far more chilling than any Mario Bava or Dario Argento film. Clearly, the soundtrack is the most inventive and interesting one in recent years. The misogyny inherent in these old Italian horror films is slyly acknowledged here. The journey of Jones' character is subtle, as he tries, uncomfortably, to adjust to this new workplace where women are treated with as much disrespect in person as they are on screen. Clever and riveting. Watch it at night for maximum creepiness.

The absolute worst film I've ever seen in my life, watched it a few years ago and just been reminded of it's existence and was compelled to put this review up. It's mildly suspenseful with zero pay off, if you have time to watch this film you should Hoover the house or do something that's been on your to-do list a while. Trying to find some critical insight is difficult too, genuinely just a boring film, I feel slightly bad for saying it but it is the single best example of a waste of time I've ever encountered. Its just squashing fruit

This is absolute force majeure filmmaking. It's extremely confrontational; unassuming at first but over time it crescendos into abject madness. The first time I watched Berberian Sound Studio in 2013, I felt physically & mentally drained by the end; the movie had poked and prodded at the raw nerves in my subconscious, coaxing genuine anxiety, sweat, dread, and paranoia out of me even though I was constantly telling myself, "it's just a movie." THIS IS THE EXPERIENCE THAT ALL HORROR MOVIES ARE SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE. Sadly, most audiences don't want to feel genuinely and/or thoroughly uncomfortable while watching horror movies these days — instead people prefer to have the illusion of a horror movie, (ex: a James Wan/Conjuring type of BS), where they can tell themselves they love horror but in reality they consider 2017's Stephen King adaptation, "IT" (part I, because everything is a franchise now...), their favorite "horror" movie in recent years. What the Horror genre desperately needs — or just cinema in general right now — is a lot more people like Strickland, Ari Aster, and Robert Eggers. If you actually love the genre & especially love stuff like Eraserhead and Beyond the Black Rainbow, then you have to check out Berberian Sound Studio — like, IMMEDIATELY. Did I mention Toby Jones is also amazing in it? Because Jones has a career of stellar performances to his name, but this one stands out among his very best work.

Santini (a character in the film) says: "this is not an horror movie", and he is right about that. "Berberian Sound Studio" is an unsettling exercise in style, especially for what concerns sounds. You might not like it at the end (I am not even sure I did) but if anything it will be clear how important sound is in a movie. When this weird indi work becomes bonkers, it finally becomes interesting and fascinating, but the main reason of my dislike is the almost absence of a narrative, and some repetitive sequences. Last note: a lot of vegetable were armed in the making of this movie.

Hmmmmm... I think its, ummmm... hmmm. It was... different. It's right up David Lynch's alley. If you're not a fan of surrealist movies that aren't about the plot and more about the viewing experience, then imo skip this. If you're looking for a straight-forward plot that has some form of a conclusion, skip this. If you're looking for something that will scare you (not unnerve you, but actually scare you) then skip it. If you like Lynch movies and love films that are totally open to interpretation, watch this. If you like movies that make you think/analyze a lot, this is for you. I've been reading online for 2 hours trying to look for people's interpretation of this movie and the most I can find is that it's about a man's descent into madness/psychological breakdown. I agree with that. But that's so surface-y. There has to be more meaning to it, and everyone says they like it but no one offers up a meaningful interpretation of it. If you have one, pls reply to this and give me your take. I'm sick of everyone saying they like it but then don't even attempt to explain what they just witnessed. Or may be it's me... may be it's not about the interpretation and it's only about how it makes you feel. I genuinely don't know. Pls help. I'm still giving it 3.5* bc I enjoyed the visual experience of it and I enjoyed how the last third of it made me feel. I would give it 4* but I didn't like the abrupt ending. Here's my take on what transpired: Gideroy, an experienced sound eingineer who still lives with his mom and is a bit timid/shy, comes into a totally foreign country to work with people who speak a foreign language to work on a fil genre that's totally foreign to him. As the movie slowly plays out, all these foreign factors begin to take a toll on him, breaking him down piece by piece. It's a story about a man's psychological and emotional breakdown. This is evidenced by his work in The Equestrian Vortex going from order to chaos (everything is normal to start then people begin quitting, the reels get trashed, etc). It's also evidenced by The Equestrian Vortex starting off as a mild horror movie (evidenced by the required sound effects) which slowly has it's gore factor upped more and more. They all signify his descent into madness. To the point where he's so engrossed in his work experience (there's only 1 location for the whole movie, the sound studio) that he blurs the line between reality and him being in his own scary movie. To the point where he goes from a mild mannered respectful individual to one who tortures a co-worker. All of the movie makes sense with theory, imo, except the fact that accounting says there wasn't any flight that corresponds with his receipt. Does this mean it was all a dream (nightmare) and he never left for Italy? I don't know. So again, pls help me or give me your feedback on the theory I presented. Thanks for reading.

A niche product to be sure – a strange and avant garde paean to a chapter of cinematic history many didn’t so much forget as never care about – but it’s incredibly well executed and if not actually scary, damned creepy.

Muitas pessoas me perguntam sobre bons filmes mindblowing. Bom, aqui está um exemplo pouco conhecido, mas figurinha marcada em listas não convencionais desse tipo de história. Gilderoy é um americano que aceita um emprego como Engenheiro de Som de uma equipe de produtores de filmes na Itália na década de 70 (aparentemente), em uma clara homenagem aos diretores de giallos da época. Acostumado a tramas infantis e tradicionais, Gilderoy se assusta ao saber que o filme dirigido pelo arrogante e egocêntrico Giancarlo Santini remete ao terror, envolvendo bruxas e eventos sobrenaturais. Na medida em que o filme se desenrola, uma série de problemáticas envolvendo Gilderoy vai assumindo um papel cada vez mais central e profundo na trama, o levando a ficar perdido entre a realidade e a fantasia em um universo psicológico intenso que se condensa ao trabalho com os equipamentos, o desfile de personagens tortuosos e sua relação com a técnica cinematográfica. O trabalho estético de Berberian Sound Studio é singular. Aproveitando-se de brilhantes incursões com violência exterior ao cenário, em um filme completamente fictício criado dentro do próprio filme, Peter Strickland jamais revela o filme de Santini, remetendo-o ao cunho imaginativo de Gilderoy e convertendo a magia da recriação dos efeitos, mixagem, edição de som em cenários até relativamente ridículos em algo extremamente aterrador e aterrorizante. A sequência de repetição para encontrar o som adequado e o convívio quase permanente com a obra acaba por adentrar a mente perturbada do protagonista, criando um amálgama poderoso envolvendo uma realidade fragmentada. Embora a meia hora final seja um bocado confusa e com algumas situações que considero excessivas, Berberian Sound Studio é uma verdadeira pérola do cinema de horror recente, proporcionando uma experiência metalinguística bastante intensa e de grande interesse. Ótimo filme.

Went nowhere; didn't make sense.