THE STENDHAL SYNDROME

DARIO ARGENTO'S Masterpiece Of Terror - Completely Uncut And Uncensored!
When beautiful police detective Anna Manni (Asia Argento) follows the bloody trail of a sophisticated serial murderer/rapist 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. Trapped in this twilight realm, Anna plunges deeper and deeper into sexual psychosis, until she comes to know the killer's madness more intimately than she ever imagined.

Horror maestro Dario Argento (SUSPIRIA, OPERA) reaches new heights of florid fantasy and Grand Guignol with this warped work of art starring Maxim Magazine's "Sexiest Woman in the World" Asia Argento (LAND OF THE DEAD, XXX), Thomas Kretschmann (KING KONG, BLADE II) and Marco Leonardi (FROM DUSK TILL DAWN 3). Previously edited outside of Italy, THE STENDHAL SYNDROME is now presented here in stunning High Definition, transferred under the supervision of cinematographer Giuseppe Rotunno (ALL THAT JAZZ, AMARCORD) from the original Italian 35mm interpositive, and loaded with exclusive Extras.

EXTRAS

Director: Dario Argento
Inspiration: Psychological Consultant Graziella Magherini
Special Effects: Sergio Stivaletti
Assistant Director: Luigi Cozzi
Production Designer: Massimo Antonello Geleng
Theatrical Trailer

TECH SPECS

Color
7.1 DTS-HD (English Only); 7.1 Dolby TrueHD (English Only); 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround EX
English, Italian
Optional English Subtitles
1.66:1
1996
119 Mins
Not Rated
Region Code: ALL

NOTES AND REVIEWS

"Argento's Most Disturbing Work To Date!"
-Eccentric Cinema

"A CLASSIC AND A MASTERPIECE... An Engaging Piece Of Filmmaking That Alternates Between The Harrowing And The Beautiful!"
-DVD Times

"A Somber, Brutal, And Nightmarish Film That Begs To Be Considered As A Serious Work Of Art!"
-Mondo Digital


Simply put, this movie is a must have. If you are a fan of Dario, or Asia Argento and you haven't added this one to your collection, then you, my friend, are being deeply remiss. These two cult icons should need no introductions to anyone reading these humble reviews, and yet, I can't pass up the opportunity to lavish praise on this stunning effort byt eh legendary family Argento. Chills? oh yes. Hallucinations? Oh yes. Asia getting sliced with razor blades whilst strapped to a filthy mattress? But of course! And lets not forget the art. This movie will have (and probably has HAD) art students quietly, slipping off to libraries to look up the Stendhal Syndrome to see how they too can get IT. Not that you'd reallllly want to have it, but some of us art students really get a kick out of shit like that.
We DO try to influence people after a fashion after all. But i digress.

The Stendhal Syndrome has received the most loving attention to detail by Blue Underground, to bring you the definitive Blu Ray. Viola. Wait no longer.

Look over Asia's shoulder as she hunts up and down Italy for a rapist, who quickly flips the table's and begins hunting up and down Italy for HER. Does he find her? oh yes. Is he victorious? Is she? What, in fact, happens? Well, facts can be tricky when you are under the influence of THE STENDHAL SYNDROME. So I'm not telling. BUT I will say this. If you are having a Blue Underground nite and decide to watch this one, and you happen to know me, and called to say "hey, come over Im gonna watch Stendhal." I'd be on the way before you could say "bring Munchies."

It's sexy, it's tricky, its Argento.