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Stendhal Syndrome Details

1996

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from 650 members

Starring	Asia Argento, Thomas Kretschmann
Director	Dario Argento
Genres	Horror, Thriller

Stendhal Syndrome

The title affliction causes sufferers to react to paintings in extreme and bizarre ways. In the case of police detective Anna Manni, she swoons and feels herself entering hallucinatory versions of the artwork she sees. This Italian psychothriller contains dark elements of horror as Manni tries to capture a murderous serial rapist. The lady detective is first seen walking the art-filled hallways of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. The great paintings have a terrible effect upon her and she ends up having one of her surreal visions after fainting in front of Brueghel's The Flight of Icarus. She sees herself falling through the painting's deep ocean and is only saved by the hands of Alfredo, a stranger who saw her fall. She returns woozily to her hotel. Her memory has temporarily lapsed, and once in her room she finds herself similarly mesmerized by a painting on the wall, but eventually she remembers her assignment. Unfortunately, when she meets up with Alfredo again, he attacks and rapes her. He then forces her to watch while he rapes and murders another. She manages to escape and make it back to Rome where she begins seeing a psychiatrist. Her former lover Marco also makes sure she is guarded 24-hours a day. Unfortunately for Anna it is not enough, and Alfredo strikes again.~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Starring	Asia Argento, Thomas Kretschmann
Director	Dario Argento
Studio	ARROW FILM DISTRIBUTORS LTD.
Run time	DVD: 2 hrs
Certificate
Genres	Horror, Thriller
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1996 To Rent: DVD: 18 Oct 2004

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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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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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  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 ... read more »
  
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  - 16 Sep 2006 at 17:35
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  Disturbingly brilliant!
  
  I love Argento films: his use of colour is unsurpassed and in this film, he lets his imagination run riot. Using a rarely-known syndrome where suffers ... read more »
  
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  So-so
  
  I've forgotten most of this film already.
  
  If this Argento bloke is a director of cult movies, I don't think this is one of them.
  
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  - 13 Oct 2008 at 23:15
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  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 ... read more »
  
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  The title affliction causes sufferers to react to paintings in extreme and bizarre ways. In the case of police detective Anna Manni, she swoons and feels herself entering hallucinatory versions of the artwork she sees. This Italian psychothriller contains dark elements of horror as Manni tries to ...