The Stendhal Syndrome
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UPC: 5-032711-000562 (DVD)
Region Coding: No Region Coding
Production Year: 1996
Rating: 18 (Suitable for adults only)
Running Time: 113 min.
DVD Release: 6/1/1999
Case Type: Keep Case
Video Formats: Full Frame 1.33:1
Disc Formats: Single Sided, Single Layered
SRP: $0.00
On the trail of a deranged serial rapist and killer, Detective Anna Manni (Asia Argento) hides her own secret - she suffers from The Stendhal Syndrome, a mental condition which makes her retreat into frightening hallucinations when confronted with works of art.
Her quarry, the sadistic Alfredo Grossi (Thomas Kretchman), discovers her condition, using it against Anna to reduce her to a helpless victim subjected to his savage, relentless attacks, turning her into a powerless witness to his murder spree.
With her mind in tatters she finally manages to turn the tables on her tormentor, seemingly extraktinghideous revenge. But the taunting phone calls don't stop, following her wherever she goes. The killer claims more victims, ever closer to Anna.
Now alone, she has to face her own fears, her own terrors, and the terrible legacy of the Stendhal Syndrome....
Horror icon director Dario Argento has constructed a modern symphony of raw fear and dazzling film-making, yet more brutal and devastating than anything he has created before....

Genres
Horror



Studios
Marquee Pictures
Features
Scene Access
Subtitles
Audio Tracks
English Dolby Digital 2-Channel Stereo
Cast
Asia Argento as Detective Anna Manni
Thomas Kretschmann as Alfredo Grossi
Marco Leonardi as Marco Longhi
Luigi Diberti as Inspector Manetti
Paolo Bonacelli as Dr. Cavanna
Julien Lambroschini as Marie
John Quentin as Anna's Father
Franco Diogene as Victim's Husband
Lucia Stara as Shop Assistant
Sonia Topazio as Victim in Florence
Lorenzo Crespi as Giulio
Vera Gemma as Policewoman
John Pedeferri as Hydraulic Engineer
Veronica Lazar as Marie's Mother
Diano Mario as Coroner
Eleonora Vizzini as Anna as a Child
Maximilian Nisi as Luigi
Leonardo Ferrantini as Alessandro
Sandro Giordano as Fausto
Cinzia Monreale as Alfredo Grossi's Wife
Michele Kaplan as Alfredo Grossi's Son
Laura Piattella as 40 year old woman
Vincenzo Uccellini as 40 Year Old Woman's Son
Elena Bermani as 30 year old woman
Antonio Marziantonio as Museum Watchman
Luca Camilletti as Hotel Porter
Graziano Giusti as 2nd Coroner
Monica Fiorentini as Female Doctor in Florence
Giancarlo Teodori as Male Doctor in Florence
Antonello Murru as 1st Police Officer
Marna Del Monaco as Dining Car Stewardess
Maria Grazia Nazzari as Night Watch Victim
Crew
Direction:
Dario Argento: Director