The Stendhal Syndrome (1996) [w/Commentary]

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…



Commentary - in this audio commentary, Troy Howarth, author of So Deadly, So Perverse and a big admirer of The Stendhal Syndrome, discusses in great detail the production history of the film, its narrative construction and ambience, Dario Argento's career and the evolution of his style, the role of Ennio Morricone's music, the characterizations and the strength of Asia Argento's performance, etc.