The Stendhal Syndrome

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-01-26

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (5215 Reviews)

Director:

Dario Argento

Genres:

Horror Mystery Thriller

Cast:

Asia Argento Thomas Kretschmann Marco Leonardi Luigi Diberti

Writer:

Graziella Magherini (novel)

Dario Argento (story)

Franco Ferrini (story)

Dario Argento (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Anna Manni is a policewoman trying to capture a vicious serial rapist and killer. 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. When the maniac lures her into a trap inside Florence's famous Uffizi museum, her troubles are just beginning...

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