British film director and screenwriter (born 1973)
Peter Strickland
Peter Strickland in September 2018
Born (1973-05-21 ) 21 May 1973 (age 51) Occupation(s) Film director, screenwriter Years active 1996–present
Peter Strickland is a British film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his films
Berberian Sound Studio (2012),
The Duke of Burgundy (2014) and
In Fabric (2018).
Life and career
Strickland was born to a Greek mother and British father, both teachers, and grew up in
Reading, Berkshire , where he was a member of
Progress Theatre , directing his own adaptation of
The Metamorphosis by
Franz Kafka .
[1] In 1997, his short film Bubblegum was entered in the
Berlin Film Festival .
[2] He made a short version of what would become Berberian Sound Studio in 2005.
[3] For most of the 2000s, he lived in Slovakia and Hungary.
[4]
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.
[2]
[4] It won the
European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year in 2009.
[5]
His second,
Berberian Sound Studio , is a psychological thriller set in a 1970s Italian horror film studio and starring
Toby Jones .
[6] It was previewed at
London FrightFest Film Festival in August 2012
[3] and at the 2012
Edinburgh International Film Festival , where
Robbie Collin of
The Daily Telegraph described it as the "stand-out movie".
[7] In 2013, the film obtained the Best International Film Award at
BAFICI .
[8]
Peter Bradshaw of
The Guardian described Berberian Sound Studio as marking Strickland's emergence as "a key British film-maker of his generation".
[9]
His third feature, the chamber drama
The Duke of Burgundy , was an homage to
Jess Franco starring
Sidse Babett Knudsen and
Chiara D'Anna .
[10] It received overwhelming praise from critics, and appeared on
The A.V. Club and
Indiewire best film lists for 2015.
[11]
[12]
In 2018, Strickland released
In Fabric , a psychological horror film about a haunted dress purchased in a London department store. Like his previous film, it received universal critical acclaim. It appeared in multiple best of the year critics' polls, including those of The Playlist and
Sight & Sound .
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[14]
Filmography
Radio credits
The Len Continuum (2015) (BBC Radio 4)
The Stone Tape (2016) (BBC Radio 4)
The Len Dimension (2017) (BBC Radio 4)
The Third Consecutive Event in Talbot Leigh (2019) (BBC Radio 4)
Jason's Mates (2022) (BBC Radio 4)
References
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'Peter Strickland celebrates win at British Film Awards' , 9 February 2010,
archived from the original on 6 March 2016, retrieved 22 October 2013
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a
b Bergan, Ronald (19 June 2009).
" 'Should I buy a flat in Bracknell or make a film in Transylvania?' " . The Guardian .
Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2012 .
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a
b Cummings, Basia.
"Foley Cow! Berberian Sound Studio Director Peter Strickland Interviewed" . The Quietus.
Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2012 .
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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 .
Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2012 .
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"Peter Strickland wins European Discovery Award for KATALIN VARGA" . The Agency . 20 February 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2020 .
^ French, Philip (2 September 2012).
"Berberian Sound Studio – review" . The Observer .
Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2012 .
^ Collin, Robbie (28 June 2012).
"Berberian Sound Studio, Edinburgh International Film Festival 2012, review" . The Daily Telegraph .
Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012 .
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"BAFICI 2013" . Festivales de Buenos Aires.
Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013 .
^ Bradshaw, Peter (1 September 2012).
"Berberian Sound Studio – review" . The Guardian .
Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2012 .
^ Bradshaw, Peter (1 September 2012).
"Exclusive Audio Interview: Peter Strickland talks Jess Franco and "THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY" " . The Guardian . Archived from
the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2012 .
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"The 25 Best Films Of 2019" . The Playlist.
Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020 .
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"The 50 Best Films Of 2019" . British Film Institute.
Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020 .
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"The 25 Best Films Of 2019" . The Playlist.
Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020 .
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"The 50 Best Films Of 2019" . British Film Institute.
Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020 .
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