Peter Strickland (director)
Peter Strickland is a British film director and screenwriter. His first feature, the low-budget rural revenge drama Katalin Varga, was financed by an inheritance from an uncle and filmed in Romania over a period of 17 days in 2006.[1][2] His second, Berberian Sound Studio, is a psychological thriller set in a 1970s Italian horror film studio and starring Toby Jones.[3] It was previewed at London FrightFest Film Festival in August 2012[4] and at the 2012 Edinburgh International Film Festival, where The Daily Telegraph described it as the "stand-out movie".[5] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian has described Strickland’s latest film as marking his emergence as "a key British film-maker of his generation".[6]
Early life and career
Strickland was born in 1973 to a Greek mother and British father, both teachers, and grew up in Reading, Berkshire. In 1997, his short film Bubblegum was entered in the Berlin Film Festival.[1] He made a short version of what would become Berberian Sound Studio in 2005.[4] For most of the last decade, he has lived in eastern Europe.[2]
Filmography
- Katalin Varga (2009)
- Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
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References
- ^ a b Bergan, Ronald (19 June 2009). "'Should I buy a flat in Bracknell or make a film in Transylvania?'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ^ a b Leigh, Danny (23 August 2012). "Peter Strickland: 'I'm glad British film produces mainstream crowd-pleasers, but I don't want to make one'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ^ French, Philip (2 September 2012). "Berberian Sound Studio – review". The Observer. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ^ a b Cummings, Basia. "Foley Cow! Berberian Sound Studio Director Peter Strickland Interviewed". The Quietus. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ^ Collin, Robbie (28 June 2012). "Berberian Sound Studio, Edinburgh International Film Festival 2012, review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ^ Bradshaw, Peter (1 September 2012). "Berberian Sound Studio – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 September 2012.