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The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)
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Reviews Counted:12
Fresh:9
Rotten:3
Average Rating:6.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: International star Asia Argento portrays Anna Manni, a beautiful detective in pursuit of a savage serial killer-rapist who has been terrorizing Italy. When his trail leads Anna to Florence's famed... International star Asia Argento portrays Anna Manni, a beautiful detective in pursuit of a savage serial killer-rapist who has been terrorizing Italy. When his trail leads Anna to Florence's famed Uffizi Museum, the investigation takes a violently psychotic turn. Anna is struck by the bizarre phenomenon known as the Stendhal Syndrome, a psychological reaction to artwork that forces Anna into a mysterious trance. An atmospheric horror film from longtime maestro Argento. [More]
Starring: Asia Argento, Thomas Kretschmann, Luigi Diberti, Marco Leonardi
Starring: Asia Argento, Thomas Kretschmann, Luigi Diberti, Marco Leonardi, Paolo Bonacelli, Julien Lambroschini, John Quentin
Director: Dario Argento
Director: Dario Argento
Screenwriter: Dario Argento, Franco Ferrini
Producer: Giuseppe Colombo, Dario Argento
Composer: Ennio Morricone
Reviews for The Stendhal Syndrome
The film should be approached ... less as delirious exploitation and more as a maturing director's next evolution ....
serves as a devastating, nihilistic attack on the failures--and fascinatingly, the successes--of Argento's oeuvre to this point.
Syndrome's bloody, flipped-out rapes may offend the politically correct, but its underlying concept is gripping.
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