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Stendhal Syndrome
1996
An undercover policewoman, Anna Manni, visits Florence's Uffizi Gallery and becomes disoriented by the disturbing beauty of the masterpieces on display. Soon thereafter, transfixed before Brueghel's The Flight of Icarus, she faints and plunges into the painting's ocean. A handsome stranger helps her to her feet... But, in .. Read more
| Starring | Asia Argento, Thomas Kretschmann |
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| Director | Dario Argento |
| Genres | Horror |
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Stendhal Syndrome
An undercover policewoman, Anna Manni, visits Florence's Uffizi Gallery and becomes disoriented by the disturbing beauty of the masterpieces on display. Soon thereafter, transfixed before Brueghel's The Flight of Icarus, she faints and plunges into the painting's ocean. A handsome stranger helps her to her feet... But, in reality, this seemingly kind stranger is a serial rapist and murderer, the very one which she has been sent to apprehend. Once she recovers from her extreme amnesiatic reaction to the artwork--identified by a psychiatrist as Stendhal Syndrome--she discovers, all too late, that she has made herself vulnerable to the enemy.
| Starring | Asia Argento, Thomas Kretschmann |
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| Director | Dario Argento |
| Studio | ARROW FILMS |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Horror |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 18 Oct 2004 Production year: 1996 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (4)
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Rejected by Jennifer Jason Leigh, director Dario Argento offered his daughter, Asia, the chance to play the lead in this deeply disturbing thriller. However, she rarely convinces as the detective whose pursuit of serial rapist Thomas Kretschmann is hindered by the fact she secretly suffers from a condition that causes her to hallucinate in the presence of paintings. Even ignoring all the psychological ramifications of this family affair, this is not one of the Italian horror maestro's finer hours. There are some bravura camera movements, Rome and Florence look stunning, and Ennio Morricone's score is superb, but the pacing is indifferent.
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Risible thriller that becomes increasingly silly; although its quota of gore is low by its director's standards, it has some unpleasant moments.
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
sacarine syndrome
This version of Argento's Stendhal Syndrome is dubbed with Italian language replaced by horrendous American voices that have jumped straight out of some third-rate 80s B-movie. You could say this blunts the visceral force of the screenplay somewhat.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Disappointing.
This was my first Dario Argento movie and the title : 'Master of Boredom' would be more appropriate to describe this director than' Master of Horror'.
There was nothing 'horrific' about this movie, except the dubbing and poor acting ( Italians with American mannerisms and body language) and the irritating music. Ennio Morricone is the composer and it is hard to believe!
There might be an issue with the sound levels on the DVD and the screaming bits ,( best bit of acting in the whole movie) and the music were very loud compared to the dialogue .
The rape scenes looked staged and the plot was convoluted and predictable. I had a certain sympathy for the ' bad guy ' as he was ridding me of the bad actors as the plot went on and was providing some eye candy.
Asia Argento is a fashion plate and very nice to look at, but she is utterly unbelievable as a police officer.
The only reason for my second star in this rating is the way the artwork is filmed and a few scenes of magical realism. -
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