Berberian Sound Studio

2012 · 92 MIN · IMDB 6.2 · 17,963 VOTES · DIR. Peter Strickland

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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.

Dialogue Timeline — 330 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:42 Yes, he's here.
00:06:21 Signora Collatina's sacrificial attack is thwarted
00:08:51 - Good to see your Italian is improving. - Where did you find him?
00:11:36 Wait, look at this.
00:16:29 into the poultry tunnel underneath the Academy
00:17:35 Do it again. I want to feel the fear.
00:23:23 Giovanni, cut.
00:26:52 Well, I was hoping for a more dignified end than this.
00:32:21 Francesco, come here.
00:34:36 Ask him if he can do bats.
00:44:58 Flashback to the interrogation of a witch
00:51:36 We'll make this gong vibrate more.
00:52:20 Who? Gilderoy or Alfonso?
01:04:22 Santini, I must congratulate you
01:05:26 Not now.
01:06:02 And find an Italian this time.
01:11:12 I will call the police.
01:14:44 Two students, Monica and Valeria, such tender things
01:17:05 I didn't quite know I'd be working on this sort of film.
01:18:34 Torn to bloody pieces.
01:20:09 A chiffchaffs plumage infested with lice.
01:21:22 unaware of the witches' putrid corpses.
01:22:30 Make her cry!
01:26:52 Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of the Universe.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed330
Dialogue density3.6 lines / min
First line00:02:42
Final line01:26:52

Production Record

DirectorPeter Strickland
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes17,963