Starring asia argento as detective anna manni, the stendhal syndrome considerably improves after multiple viewings. Symptoms, causes and treatments he stendhals syndrome is a psychosomatic picture that manifests itself in the person transiently when he observes works of art of great beauty. 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. The stendhal syndrome is an original, uncompromising and brutal viewing experience.
The stendhal syndrome 1996 stream and watch online a police detective falls under hallucinatory spells while trying to capture the sadistic man who raped her. The stendhal syndrome, though it holds some promise, is really no different. Dario argentos reputation as a cinematic stylist comes at the cost of his work often being perceived as an embodiment of the style over substance equation. Stendhal syndrome 1996 dvd by giuseppe rotunno asia argento. Crime, horreur, thriller, enfants, spectres, peplum. The stendhal syndrome 1996 the movie database tmdb. The stendhal syndrome dvd, 1999, special edition for sale. The stendhal syndrome had a difficult journey to home video stateside for those who could not import the englishdubbed, japanesesubtitled laserdisc. 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. He returned to italian cinemas in 1996 with the stendhal syndrome, starring his daughter and future xxx bad girl, asia argento. Watch free the stendhal syndrome 1996 movie with english subtitles online. I for one am not above such pleasures, so long as they are tuned just right. Sep 29, 2017 the 1990s seemed to have been flooded by serial killer films thanks to the success of silence of the lambs that by 1996, this type of thriller seemed old hat.
The stendhal syndrome 1996 not rated horror, mystery, thriller. The stendhal syndrome 1996 123movies full online free. Just when argento begins to get to the crux of the fresco chaos that overwhelms anna after she. This is more like a literal psychological thriller, a film that rises and falls. I am not going to pretend that part of the main appeal of the stendhal syndrome as with much of argento, but magnified involves a somewhat prurient sort of titillation. Staring asia argento, thomas kretschmann and marco leonardi. Stendhal syndrome is considered a real syndrome by some, first diagnosed in florence, italy in 1982.
Argento has created a very violent film with rich philosophy, psychological exploration and he has done it with style. The film has a cool plot revolving around the main charcter asia argento suffering from stendhal syndrome. 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. But this is also a powerful film about art and rape, respectively, and in dialogue. Asia argento plays detective anna manni, who typically investigates sex crimes. Finally, special effects designer sergio stiletti examines the stendhal syndromes exotic visuals, which are said to be the first cgi work done in italy. The stendhal syndrome is a 1996 italian horror film written and directed by dario argento and starring his daughter asia argento. 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. The stendhal syndrome 1996 vm14 0426 1996 us crime, horror, thriller 2h user score. Oct 03, 2015 the film that im discussing today is argentos 1996 film the stendhal syndrome, a film that is often, in my opinion, unfairly maligned. The stendhal syndrome is often regarded as one of argentos weaker films from a period of time the nineties where he seemed to lose his way as a director. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
While touring athens with his parents young dario was. The stendhal syndrome 1996 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. As a result, its hard to call the stendhal syndrome horror, though it definitely deals in dreadful things. Not to mention, throwing in strange cgi pov shots like pills being swallowed or bullets. The stendhal syndrome 1996 cast and crew a police detective falls under hallucinatory spells while trying to capture the sadistic man who raped her.
The stendhal syndrome wikipedia republished wiki 2. Dario argentos 1996 film the stendhal syndrome, follows detective anna mannis as she tries to recover from the trauma of sexual assault. Some of these illusions are weak and cartoonish a pov of pills in the. Dec 06, 2001 psychiatrists call this phenomenon the stendhal syndrome, the inspiration for dario argentos 1996 film of the same name. The stendhal syndrome isnt for everyone, is a weak film and not the usual argento, but its an interesting horror and psychological thriller. Anna manni is a policewoman trying to capture a vicious serial rapist and killer. The biggest reason i dont revisit stendhal syndrome very often, is the 2 hour run time. 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. Stendhal syndrome, the on bluray 827058700894 from blue underground. It was not conceived as such until 1979 by the psychiatrist graziella magherini. 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. It was the first italian film to use computergenerated imagery cgi.
A young policewoman slowly goes insane while tracking down an elusive serial rapistkiller through italy when she herself becomes a. Neither film was a hit, and argento was angered by issues of studio interference and mpaa censorship. The stendhal syndrome 1996 cast and crew moviefone. Apr, 2010 1996s the stendhal syndrome, however, is a different, much darker beast.
Argento said he experienced stendhal syndrome as a child. The italian dub version is superior to the english language dub, which is simply atrocious. The stendhal syndrome 1996 yify download movie torrent. A young policewoman slowly goes insane while tracking. Stendhal syndrome was named after mariehenri beyle. Maybe if the stendhal syndrome was more closer to a giallo, i may have enjoyed the film more. A young policewoman slowly goes insane while tracking down an elusive serial rapistkiller through italy when she becomes a victim of the mans obsession. Production designer massimo antonello geleng gives us insights into the process behind the film s startling look. When the maniac lures her into a trap inside florences famous uffizi museum, her troubles are just beginning. Its not the blood or graphic violence that makes it so disturbing, of which there is plenty, but the brutal. All dario argento movies ranked by tomatometer complete look on one of horrordoms legends with all dario argento movies ranked.
Unprepared midnight movie audiences greeted the film with giggles and confusion, a problem exacerbated by its weird pacing. This disorder causes her to hallucinate and faint when in the presence of art, and a killer takes advantage of her having this disorder. Special edition 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 syndrome a hallucinatory phenomenon which causes her to lose her mind and memory in the presence of powerful works of art. The stendhal syndrome 1996 1080p bluray full hd youtube. The problem is that she suffers from stendhals syndrome, a psychosomatic disease that gives her dizziness and hallucinations when she is exposed to the sight of paintings and artistic masterpieces. Waring there may be some disturbing content for some viewe.
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