I fell in love today and that kind of thing doesn't happen easily. It was with the film 'Berberian Sound Studio' by Peter Strickland. Just me and two rather shaky on their pins oldies (must be a pair of original 70s Dario Argento fans) hunkered down in the Basement Studio Room of the Greenwich Picture House for a Noon screening today. If you haven't seen the film, do make an effort to seek it out as this is a gem of a film. A respected English sound engineer flown in from the pastoral genteelness of the Surrey countryside to work in a volatile and claustrophobic sound studio along side sleazy Italian directors, a cast of badly treated voice-over artists, a curmudgeonly Italian sound-engineer and a devilishly uncooperative administrator to work on an Argento style film. (For those not initiated in the world of Argento, this equals a lot of ear piercing screaming and supernaturally-based erotica). And a lot of attention is given in getting just the right calibre of scream. Added to which vocals from Trish Keenan (Broadcast) are used added by James Cargill. I stayed in my seat as the credits rolled by; a fitting tribute to the much missed Trish Keenan and, unexpectedly, 'screams' by Suzy Kendall were credited (Ms Kendall played the lead role in 'Up the Junction' and was married for a while to Dudley Moore - his 'Song for Suzy' was written for her).
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