serves as a devastating, nihilistic attack on the failures--and fascinatingly, the successes--of Argento's oeuvre to this point.
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05/07/08
The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)
75 %
Reviews Counted: 12 Fresh: 9 Rotten:3 Average Rating: 6.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins
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 Uffizi Museum, the investigation takes a violently psychotic turn. Anna is struck by the... [More]
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Asia Argento, Thomas Kretschmann, Luigi Diberti, Marco Leonardi, Paolo Bonacelli
Director: Dario Argento
Screenwriter: Dario Argento, Franco Ferrini
Producer: Giuseppe Colombo, Dario Argento
Composer: Ennio Morricone
Screenwriter: Dario Argento, Franco Ferrini
Producer: Giuseppe Colombo, Dario Argento
Composer: Ennio Morricone
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... it does reveal at least some attempt, however problematic, to present a more sophisticated story than Argento is usually credited with.
11/01/07
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06/05/02
Syndrome's bloody, flipped-out rapes may offend the politically correct, but its underlying concept is gripping.
01/01/00
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