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Mood:
- RoughSuspensefulBleakStylizedScaryTense
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Plot:
- Serial KillerMind GamePsychologicalCrimesDeadlyLaw EnforcementLife is a BitchMind and Soul more...
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Genres:
- ThrillerForeignCrimeHorror
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Time/Period:
- 90s
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Place:
- EuropeFlorenceItalyRome
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- SurrealGory
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- Based on Book
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The Stendhal Syndrome, 1996
Italian
Italy
Profile of The Stendhal Syndrome
The Stendhal Syndrome can be described as rough, suspenseful, and bleak. The plot revolves around mind games, a serial killer, and psychological motives. The main genres are foreign, thriller, and horror. In terms of style, The Stendhal Syndrome is surreal and is gory. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is located in Florence. The Stendhal Syndrome takes place in the 1990s. It is based on a book.
Summary of The Stendhal Syndrome
International star Asia Argento portrays Anna Manni, a beautiful detective in pursuit of a savage serial killer-rapist who has been terrorizing Italy. When his trail leads Anna to Florence's famed Uffizi Museum, the investigation takes a violently psychotic turn. Anna is struck by the bizarre phenomenon known as the Stendhal Syndrome, a psychological reaction to artwork that forces Anna into a mysterious trance. An atmospheric horror film from longtime maestro Argento.
Details
| Language: | Italian |
| Country: | Italy |
| Release date: | 18 May 1999 |
| Runtime: | 120 min |
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as Det. Anna Manni
as Alfredo Grossi
as Insp. Manetti
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- by: Maitland McDonagh
