Peter Strickland (born 1973) is a British film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his films '' Berberian Sound Studio'' (2012), ''

The Duke of Burgundy ''The Duke of Burgundy'' is a 2014 British erotic romance drama film written and directed by Peter Strickland, and starring Sidse Babett Knudsen as Cynthia and Chiara D'Anna as Evelyn. The film was screened at various film festivals, including ...

'' (2014) and ''

In Fabric ''In Fabric'' is a 2018 British horror comedy film, written and directed by Peter Strickland. The film follows a haunted red dress as it torments various owners. It stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hayley Squires, Leo Bill, and Gwendoline Christie. ...

'' (2018).

Life and career

Strickland was born in 1973 to a Greek mother and British father, both teachers, and grew up in Reading, Berkshire, where he was a member of

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, directing his own adaptation of '' The Metamorphosis'' by Franz Kafka. In 1997, his short film ''Bubblegum'' was entered in the

Berlin Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...

. He made a short version of what would become ''Berberian Sound Studio'' in 2005. For most of the 2000s, he lived in Slovakia and Hungary. 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. It won the European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year in 2009. His second, '' Berberian Sound Studio'', is a psychological thriller set in a 1970s Italian horror film studio and starring Toby Jones. It was previewed at London FrightFest Film Festival in August 2012 and at the 2012 Edinburgh International Film Festival, where

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of '' The Daily Telegraph'' described it as the "stand-out movie". In 2013, the film obtained the Best International Film Award at

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. Peter Bradshaw of '' The Guardian'' described Berberian Sound Studio as marking Strickland's emergence as "a key British film-maker of his generation". His third feature, the chamber drama ''

'', was an homage to

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starring

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and

Chiara D'Anna Chiara D'Anna is an Italian actress, director, writer and academic notable for working with the writer and director Peter Strickland in Berberian Sound Studio and The Duke of Burgundy. While studying Geology at the University of Turin she join ...

. It received overwhelming praise from critics, and appeared on '' The A.V. Club'' and '' Indiewire'' best film lists for 2015. In 2018, Strickland released ''

'', 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''.

Filmography

* ''Bubblegum'' (short) (1996) * ''A Metaphysical Education'' (short) (2004) * '' Katalin Varga'' (2009) * '' Berberian Sound Studio'' (2012) * '' Björk: Biophilia Live'' (2014) * ''

'' (2014) * ''

The Field Guide To Evil ''The Field Guide To Evil'' is a 2018 anthology horror film produced by Legion M. Eight film makers from different countries bring stories or folk tales from their country to the anthology. Plot The film comprises treatises on forbidden love, ...

'' (2018) (segment "The Cobblers' Lot") * ''

'' (2018) * ''Blank Narcissus'' (short) (2022) * ''

Flux Gourmet ''Flux Gourmet'' is a 2022 black comedy film written and directed by Peter Strickland and starring Fatma Mohamed, Gwendoline Christie, Makis Papadimitriou, and Asa Butterfield. Synopsis A trio of experimental performance artists, known for their ...

'' (2022)

Radio credits

* ''The Len Continuum'' (2015) (BBC Radio 4) * ''The Stone Tape'' (2016) (BBC Radio 4) * ''The Len Dimension'' (2017) (BBC Radio 4)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Strickland, Peter Living people British film directors British male screenwriters People from Reading, Berkshire English people of Greek descent 1973 births European Film Awards winners (people) People educated at Reading Blue Coat School