The Stendhal Syndrome


The Stendhal Syndrome is a 1995 Italian horror film written and directed by Dario Argento and starring his daughter Asia Argento. It was the first Italian film to use computergenerated imagery CGI.

Detective Anna Manni Argento travels to Florence on the trail of a serial killer Alfredo Thomas Kretschmann. While at a museum, Anna is struck by Stendhal syndrome, which causes people to become overwhelmed by great works of art. Alfredo uses this disorder against Anna, kidnapping and raping her. She escapes and is deeply traumatized. Alfredo tracks her movements and is able to capture her again. This time, Anna manages to break free, badly wounding her captor, and knocking him into a river.While the search for the body is underway, Anna meets and falls in love with Marie, a young French art student. Anna also takes sessions with a psychologist to try and overcome her trauma. Anna begins to receive phone calls from Alfredo. Marie is found dead, and Annas psychologist visits her at home. Her police friend Marco calls to notify her that Alfredos body has been found. This leads to the psychologist confronting Anna with the reality that she is Maries murderer. Marco travels to Annas apartment, only to find the dead psychologists body. He attempts to take Annas gun, but she kills him after confessing that Alfredo is now inside her and ordering her to do terrible things. The police arrive on the scene and arrest her. ........

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