The Stendhal Syndrome

127-poster
release date January 26 1996
director Dario Argento
writer Dario Argento
starring Asia Argento, Thomas Kretschmann
rating
R
trailer 1 Trailer #1

Synopsis

Dario Argento's thriller stars the director's daughter Asia as Anna Manni, a policewoman trying to capture a vicious serial rapist and killer. The problem is that she suffers from "Stendhal's syndrome", a psychosomatic disease that gives her dizziness and hallucinations when she is exposed to the sight of paintings and artistic masterpieces. When the maniac lures her into a trap inside Florences' famous Uffizi museum, her troubles are just beginning...

Official Review

stendhal The Stendhal SyndromeThe Stendhal Syndrome is an italian arthouse movie by Dario Argento, who normally likes to make Giallo’s, but obvoiusly wanted to innovate himself and his moviemaking and therefore chose an entirely different genre for his film. …Read More

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Official Score: 4.5 / 5