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     Carolinec (Carolinec) Username: Carolinec Registered: 06-2009 Posted From: 92.232.244.38 |
This film sounds excellent! (on at Cornerhouse, Manchester) http://www.cornerhouse.org/film/cinema-listings/berberian-sound-studio?utm_sourc e=CornerhouseManchesterList&utm_campaign=bf9445c059-Berberian_Sound_Studio8_28_2 012&utm_medium=email Billed as "a synthesis of Italian Giallo and Coppola’s 'The Conversation'" I think I might have to see if this is showing nearer to where I am. And Toby Jones stars. He played an excellent "bad Doctor" in an episode of Doctor Who a few seasons back, if I recall correctly. | ||
| Carolinec (Carolinec) Username: Carolinec Registered: 06-2009 Posted From: 92.232.244.38 |
Oooo, yes! It's on at Bradford's National Media Museum in September too. Must go to see it.  | ||
| Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.180.123.78 |
Yes, I saw this mentioned some time back. I believe Lord and Lady P. were going to see it at Frightfest over this last weekend. | ||
| John Forth (John) Username: John Registered: 05-2008 Posted From: 82.24.1.217 |
I saw it at FrightFest, but I'm afraid I didn't get much from it. Handsomely made and well-performed, but over-long and eventually it rather fizzles out. It struck me as the sort of film critics and film-makers will love, but will leave the average punter cold. | ||
| Carolinec (Carolinec) Username: Carolinec Registered: 06-2009 Posted From: 92.232.244.38 |
Ah well, still going to give it a go anyway. I don't get out to the cinema anywhere near often enough nowadays and I do love the Pictureville cinema at NMM. | ||
| Ramsey Campbell (Ramsey) Username: Ramsey Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 92.8.31.151 |
It's also at FACT in Liverpool from Friday. | ||
| John Llewellyn Probert (John_l_probert) Username: John_l_probert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.131.45.253 |
Probably the most disappointing film for me at FrightFest by a long way. I intend to rewatch it asap in case I was just in a terrible mood but having thought about it a lot already it's probably best not to get me started on it. | ||
| Protodroid (Protodroid) Username: Protodroid Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 109.79.16.85 |
Damn, this looked so good on paper. I thought it might fully explore the world of the sound engineer or foley artist, as seen in THE SHOUT. | ||
| John Llewellyn Probert (John_l_probert) Username: John_l_probert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 82.33.242.34 |
Not quite, but a lot of fruit & veg does get abused. | ||
| Carolinec (Carolinec) Username: Carolinec Registered: 06-2009 Posted From: 92.232.244.38 |
Oh dear, maybe I won't bother to go and see it after all.  | ||
| Ramsey Campbell (Ramsey) Username: Ramsey Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 92.8.29.200 |
Well, it is Sight and Sound's film of the month, or rather one of four such. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 217.156.210.82 |
I can't wait to see this. Been waiting for ages for it to come out on general release...or go to DVD, because there's no way the local Multiplex will show it. | ||
| Carolinec (Carolinec) Username: Carolinec Registered: 06-2009 Posted From: 92.232.244.38 |
You can see it in Bradford at NMM later in September, Gary. I think I'm going to give it a go myself - just to see what it's like. Will report back here once I do. Won't be till later in Sept though. | ||
| John Llewellyn Probert (John_l_probert) Username: John_l_probert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 82.33.242.34 |
It's done very well indeed critically, so I'm sure I'm in the wrong, but I was utterly nonplussed by it. I'll be very interested to hear the opinions of people I respect (and yes I mean members of RCMB!) | ||
| John Forth (John) Username: John Registered: 05-2008 Posted From: 82.24.1.217 |
You're not wrong, John! | ||
| Kate (Kathleen) Username: Kathleen Registered: 09-2009 Posted From: 86.131.45.253 |
It felt like a surreal Italian horror film directed by David Lynch so I abandoned any attempt to make sense of it and just let it wash over me. I thought the ending fizzled out and I was ultimately disappointed in it as a whole, but I still enjoyed it on a weird Kafkaesque level. I think if you approach it like a Lynch film and don't expect too much you'll get the most out of it. |