A comic drama about rage, doubt, lust, madness, and other brotherly handmedowns. The film has a cool plot revolving around the main charcter asia argento suffering from stendhal syndrome. Like the murder mystery gialli argento cut his teeth directing, this is explicitly a styleoversubstance endeavor, one that pays much more careful attention. The visuals become more vibrant as the narrative pushes forward. Their region 0 dvd has a decent image, slightly letterboxed, and with a good assortment of extras. Asia argento plays detective anna manni, who typically investigates sex crimes. But before the unexpectedly sensitive conclusion, argento puts the viewer. Movies like the stendhal syndrome if you like the stendhal syndrome you are looking for brutal, psychological and surreal movies about with rapist, serial killer, murder, art, policewoman, mental illness and obsession themes of horror, mystery and thriller genre shot in italy.
Review and cite affective neuroscience protocol, troubleshooting and other methodology information contact experts in affective neuroscience to get answers. Stendhal syndrome is considered a real syndrome by some, first diagnosed in florence, italy in 1982. The stendhal syndrome 1996 trailer hd 1080p youtube. It is characterized by an altered perception of re a l i t y, emotional disturbances, and crises of panic and anxiety with somatization. With christopher rydell, asia argento, piper laurie, frederic forrest. Film freak central the stendhal syndrome 1996 2disc. Blue undergroundss 2disc special edition of the stendhal syndrome is yet another impeccable presentation. The stendhal syndrome, though it holds some promise, is really no different. The stendhal syndrome had a difficult journey to home video stateside for those who could not import the englishdubbed, japanesesubtitled laserdisc.
The stendhal syndrome synopsis a detective falls under hallucinatory spells while trying to capture the sadistic man who raped her. Feb 20, 2009 although stendhal syndrome has been well described in the italian scientific literature 2 and has caught the imagination of the popular media see, for example, the wikipedia entry for stendhal syndrome or the film the stendhal syndrome by dario argento, there has been little attention to this area by scientific journals in english. Oct 21, 2017 the stendhal syndrome is a 1996 psychological thriller directed by dario argento opera, suspiria and starring his daughter, asia argento land of the dead. A young man tries to help a teenage european girl who escaped from a clinic hospital after witnessing the murder of her parents by a serial killer and they. This disorder causes her to hallucinate and faint when in the presence of art, and a killer takes advantage of her having this disorder. The biggest reason i dont revisit stendhal syndrome very often, is the 2 hour run time.
The usual slitthroat murders run all through the stendhal syndrome 1996, but this time theres also a fairly gripping story, about a young female policewoman, anna manni asia argento, darios voluptuous, endlessly watchable daughter, who becomes herself the victim of the serial rapistkiller she is chasing across italy. I for one am not above such pleasures, so long as they are tuned just right. It was the first italian film to use computergenerated imagery cgi. According to the film, this is the stendhal syndrome, an intense and overwhelming. In 1989, an italian psychiatrist at the santa maria nuova hospital in florence wrote up her. The film stars his daughter, asia whose interesting relationship with dario adds to. The stendhal syndrome is a 1996 italian horror film written and directed by dario argento and starring his daughter asia argento. It goes to really unpleasant places, so i can understand why some might be turned off by the subject matter. Dostoevsky and stendhals syndrome edson jose amancio1 abstract stendhals syndrome occurs among travelers when they encounter a work of art of great beaut y. The stendhal syndrome is also known as the evil of the romantic traveler. Horror thriller film geregisseerd door dario argento. Argento said he experienced stendhal syndrome as a child. The stendhal syndrome is a 1996 italian horror film written and directed by dario argento and starring his daughter.
Jul 19, 2017 for after anna succumbs to the titular stendhal syndrome, the colors in the film began to pop. The stendhal syndrome is a 1996 italian psychological horror film written and directed by dario argento and starring his daughter asia argento, with thomas. A young policewoman slowly goes insane while tracking down an elusive serial rapistkiller through italy when she herself becomes a victim of the brutal mans obsession. Stendhal syndrome, stendhals syndrome, hyperkulturemia, or florence syndrome is a psychosomatic disorder that causes rapid heartbeat, dizziness, fainting, confusion and even hallucinations when an individual is exposed to an. Retro thrillers like the stendhal syndrome left the 90s horror market wide open for conquest. Crime, horreur, thriller, enfants, spectres, peplum. Unprepared midnight movie audiences greeted the film with giggles and confusion, a problem exacerbated by its weird pacing. With josh lucas, stephen plunkett, lucy owen, cory nichols. The stendhal syndrome subtitles srt file is movie with the following synopsis a young policewoman slowly goes insane while tracking down an elusive serial rapistkiller through italy when she herself becomes a victim of the brutal mans obsession. Isabella fiorella elettra giovanna rossellini born 18 june 1952 is an italianamerican actress, filmmaker, author, philanthropist, and model. Stendhal syndrome, the on bluray 827058700894 from blue underground.
First picked up by miramax, the film sat on the shelf until the rights ran out in 1998 whereupon troma picked the film up with plans for theatrical distribution. The reflexive satire of the scream series and the rings new wave of jhorror would soon take over completely. The stendhal syndrome 1996 cast and crew a police detective falls under hallucinatory spells while trying to capture the sadistic man who raped her. Picked up by miramax in 1996, the stendhal syndrome languished on their vast shelves for three years before lloyd kaufman and the good freaks at troma picked it up for the u. A rome policewoman teams up with a british interpol agent to find a crafty serial killer who plays a taunting game of catandmouse with the police by abducting and killing young women and showing it over an internet web cam. Two evil eyes italian produced but set and filmed in pittsburgh, usa and the italianamerican coproduction, trauma shot in minneapolis. The film is an odd one, and its title refers to a condition in which viewers of classic artworks become overwhelmed and disoriented. The stendhal syndrome saw dario argento returning to italy after his abortive stint in the u. The stendhal syndrome 1996 vm14 0426 1996 us crime, horror, thriller 2h user score.
Best movies like the stendhal syndrome bestsimilar. But this is also a powerful film about art and rape, respectively, and in dialogue. Dec 01, 2010 stendhals syndrome isnt one of the disorders in the latest version of the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, but with the nosological inventiveness that the manual has shown in recent years, it is probably just a matter of time. The stendhal syndrome isnt for everyone, is a weak film and not the usual argento, but its an interesting horror and psychological thriller.
In the stendhal syndrome, frightmeister dario argento tempers his penchant for grand guignolesque bloodletting and supernatural excess, returning to a style closer to that of his early thrillers. The stendhal syndrome bluray release date july 25, 2017. His 1996 the stendhal syndrome attempts an enthusiastic resuscitation of the style. Edit the rape scenes, though usually short, are quite brutal and a bit hard to watch. Stendhal syndrome, stendhals syndrome or florence syndrome is a psychosomatic condition involving rapid heartbeat, fainting, confusion and even hallucinations, allegedly occurring when individuals become exposed to objects or phenomena of great beauty. The stendhal syndrome 1996 cast and crew moviefone. See more ideas about photography, the secret history and statue.
Staring asia argento, thomas kretschmann and marco leonardi. The production is firstrate, with sterling contributions from legendary cameraman giuseppe rotunno and composer ennio morricone. A few disturbing images when the main character falls under the influence of the stendhal syndrome, like voices, fishes with human faces, monsters, etc. The stendhal syndrome 1996 directed by dario argento. Stendhal syndrome was named after mariehenri beyle 17831842, better. He returned to italian cinemas in 1996 with the stendhal syndrome, starring his daughter and future xxx bad girl, asia argento. Italian filmmaker dario argento launched the first wave of bloody giallo thrillers with his 1971 bird with the crystal plumage. In the stendhal syndrome by terence mcnally grove press 2004 most plays are meant to be seen, but ive never met a good play that didnt stand up to being read as well.
With asia argento, thomas kretschmann, marco leonardi, luigi diberti. While it lacks the fairy tale dreaminess of suspiria or the hardedged giallo thrills of deep red, it tries for something different and interesting and mostly succeeds. A rare argento work to actually receive a theatrical run in america after the 80s, the stendhal syndrome is definitely not a film for italian horror beginners. Stendhal syndrome, stendhal s syndrome or florence syndrome is a psychosomatic condition involving rapid heartbeat, fainting, confusion and even hallucinations, allegedly occurring when individuals become exposed to objects or phenomena of great beauty. The stendhal syndrome 1996 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Nov 23, 2008 so oddly enough, the stendhal syndrome appears as his last legitimate offering, a movie mythologized all the more by its odd home video treatment.
Dec 12, 2017 when beautiful police detective anna manni follows the bloody trail of a sophisticated serial murdererrapist through the streets of italy, the young woman falls victim to the bizarre stendhal. Stendhal syndrome refers to a condition of being overwhelmed by art, and both works are about just that. This movie is an absolute masterpiece, and the darkest film he ever made. One of the key things in setting up a horror movie for a director has to be mood. At the same time, i could not care less about the story suspiria tells if i tried.
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