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The Stendhal Syndrome

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A young policewoman slowly goes insane while tracking down an elusive serial rapist/killer through Italy when she herself becomes a victim of the brutal man's obsession.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1996-01-26

Runtime: 119 mins

Director: Dario Argento

Writer: Dario Argento, Franco Ferrini

Spoken language: Italiano

Genres: Thriller, Horror

Original title: The Stendhal Syndrome

Production Companies: Cine 2000, Medusa Film

Production Countries: Italy

Cast

Asia Argento

Thomas Kretschmann

Marco Leonardi

Luigi Diberti

Paolo Bonacelli

Commessa di un negozio

Lucia Stara

Lorenzo Crespi

Vera Gemma

Veronica Lazăr

Sandro Giordano

Moglie di Alfredo Grossi

Cinzia Monreale

Marie

Julien Lambroschini

Luigi

Maximilian Nisi

Hostess

Marna Del Monaco

Reviews

wiccaburr

<I>Great works of art hold great power.</I> I love this movie. The CGI scene we could do without but this was clever in story and main character. This is quite rape issue heavily since dealing with a serial rapist in the movie and being raped. The twist and turn are so worth seeing developed and become what becomes an ending that I could see happen.

2020-09-24

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