Peter Strickland

Directing

Peter Strickland

Born 1973-05-21 · Reading, Berkshire, England, UK

Born in 1973 in Reading, Berkshire, England. He is a director and writer, known for Katalin Varga (2009), Berberian Sound Studio (2012), The Duke of Burgundy (2014) and In Fabric (2018).

Acting credits

Behind the camera

The Duke of Burgundy poster
6.3

Day in and day out, lovers Cynthia and Evelyn enact an elaborate sadomasochistic fantasy as mistress and maid. But as their ritual of domination and submission begins to turn stale, Cynthia yearns for something more conventional, while Evelyn tries to push their taboos even further.

The Duke of Burgundy

2015

The Duke of Burgundy poster
6.3

Day in and day out, lovers Cynthia and Evelyn enact an elaborate sadomasochistic fantasy as mistress and maid. But as their ritual of domination and submission begins to turn stale, Cynthia yearns for something more conventional, while Evelyn tries to push their taboos even further.

The Duke of Burgundy

2015

In Fabric poster
5.6

A haunting ghost story set against the backdrop of a busy winter sales period in a department store, following the life of a cursed dress as it passes from person to person, with devastating consequences.

In Fabric

2018

In Fabric poster
5.6

A haunting ghost story set against the backdrop of a busy winter sales period in a department store, following the life of a cursed dress as it passes from person to person, with devastating consequences.

In Fabric

2018

The Field Guide to Evil poster
5.6

A feature-length anthology film. They are known as myths, lore, and folktales. Created to give logic to mankind’s darkest fears, these stories laid the foundation for what we now know as the horror genre.

The Field Guide to Evil

2019

Berberian Sound Studio poster
6.1

In the 1970s, a British sound technician is brought to Italy to work on the sound effects for a gruesome horror film. His nightmarish task slowly takes over his psyche, driving him to confront his own past.

Berberian Sound Studio

2012

Berberian Sound Studio poster
6.1

In the 1970s, a British sound technician is brought to Italy to work on the sound effects for a gruesome horror film. His nightmarish task slowly takes over his psyche, driving him to confront his own past.

Berberian Sound Studio

2012

Flux Gourmet poster
5.6

At an institute devoted to culinary and alimentary performance, a collective finds themselves embroiled in power struggles, artistic vendettas and gastrointestinal disorders.

Flux Gourmet

2022

Flux Gourmet poster
5.6

At an institute devoted to culinary and alimentary performance, a collective finds themselves embroiled in power struggles, artistic vendettas and gastrointestinal disorders.

Flux Gourmet

2022

Björk: Biophilia Live poster
7.6

From a mind unlike any other, Biophilia Live chronicles the multidimensional concert centered on the eighth studio album of avant-garde Icelandic artist Björk. Nick Fenton and Peter Strickland, unique voices in their own right, film Björk live in performance and punctuate her music with evocative animation and science and nature footage. The infinitely creative journey presents a culmination of work that represents one of the most original musical endeavors of a generation.

Björk: Biophilia Live

2014

Blank Narcissus (Passion of the Swamp) poster
5.3

An ageing director commentates on a porno he directed 50 years ago, reminiscing on his relationship with the lead actor.

Blank Narcissus (Passion of the Swamp)

2022

Blank Narcissus (Passion of the Swamp) poster
5.3

An ageing director commentates on a porno he directed 50 years ago, reminiscing on his relationship with the lead actor.

Blank Narcissus (Passion of the Swamp)

2022

Katalin Varga poster
6.8

In the beautiful, otherworldly Carpathian Mountains a woman is traveling with a small boy in a horse and cart, looking to punish those who once abused her. For years, Katalin has been keeping a terrible secret. Hitchhiking with two men, she was brutally raped in the woods. Although she has kept silent about what happened, she has not forgotten, and her son Órban serves as a living reminder.

Katalin Varga

2009

Katalin Varga poster
6.8

In the beautiful, otherworldly Carpathian Mountains a woman is traveling with a small boy in a horse and cart, looking to punish those who once abused her. For years, Katalin has been keeping a terrible secret. Hitchhiking with two men, she was brutally raped in the woods. Although she has kept silent about what happened, she has not forgotten, and her son Órban serves as a living reminder.

Katalin Varga

2009

Katalin Varga poster
6.8

In the beautiful, otherworldly Carpathian Mountains a woman is traveling with a small boy in a horse and cart, looking to punish those who once abused her. For years, Katalin has been keeping a terrible secret. Hitchhiking with two men, she was brutally raped in the woods. Although she has kept silent about what happened, she has not forgotten, and her son Órban serves as a living reminder.

Katalin Varga

2009

A Metaphysical Education poster
NR

A champion runner finds himself torn between winning a race and compulsively amassing any object he finds on his way. The film came about from a workshop run by Balázs Lóth in Budapest called Celluloid Műhely. Each participant was given complete freedom to make anything as long as the production didn’t exceed one roll of 16mm film, which was donated by the workshop.

A Metaphysical Education

2004

A Metaphysical Education poster
NR

A champion runner finds himself torn between winning a race and compulsively amassing any object he finds on his way. The film came about from a workshop run by Balázs Lóth in Budapest called Celluloid Műhely. Each participant was given complete freedom to make anything as long as the production didn’t exceed one roll of 16mm film, which was donated by the workshop.

A Metaphysical Education

2004

Altered Innocence Vol. 1 poster
4.0

A vibrant anthology of LGBTQ+ short films and music videos that delve into the complexities of youth, identity, and desire. This diverse collection showcases a range of cinematic voices—both emerging and established—exploring the exhilaration, vulnerability, and confusion of coming-of-age through stories that celebrate queer love, self-discovery, and the breaking of societal boundaries. Blending narrative shorts, experimental visuals, and music-driven pieces, the anthology offers an evocative, multifaceted portrait of innocence transformed.

Altered Innocence Vol. 1

2021

Cobblers' Lot poster
NR

Very loosely based on a traditional Hungarian fairy tale, Peter Strickland's contribution to the omnibus film The Field Guide to Evil, this is an abstract retelling of a folktale about two shoemaker brothers battling for the hand of a beautiful princess.

Cobblers' Lot

2018

Cobblers' Lot poster
NR

Very loosely based on a traditional Hungarian fairy tale, Peter Strickland's contribution to the omnibus film The Field Guide to Evil, this is an abstract retelling of a folktale about two shoemaker brothers battling for the hand of a beautiful princess.

Cobblers' Lot

2018

No artwork available
NR

In Astoria, Queens, in 1980, young Greek-American Nondas is determined to jump-start his electronic music career by doing what has been previously impossible: using new music tech to make his own demo in his bedroom & basically hand delivering his freshly pressed singles to DJs, radio stations, and anyone who can help him.

Night Voltage

No artwork available
NR

In Astoria, Queens, in 1980, young Greek-American Nondas is determined to jump-start his electronic music career by doing what has been previously impossible: using new music tech to make his own demo in his bedroom & basically hand delivering his freshly pressed singles to DJs, radio stations, and anyone who can help him.

Night Voltage

The Film That Buys the Cinema poster
NR

A collection of films from an eclectic array of contributors commissioned to raise funds for the Bristol independent cinema The Cube.

The Film That Buys the Cinema

2014

The Thing poster
NR

A collection of shorts directed by Peter Strickland, in which various cultural figures discuss an object close to their hearts. Featuring Jarvis Cocker, Goshka Macuga, Jeremy Scott, Neil Tennant, Hank Willis Thomas and Cosey Fanni Tutti.

The Thing

2018