Movie

Berberian Sound Studio

2012 · 92 min

A slow, disorienting plunge into sensory overload and psychological unraveling, where mundane sounds become menacing and reality blurs.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Eerie, dark, tense and absurd. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Madness, isolation, obsession, art
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
isolation
obsession
art
identity
Places: workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild