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THE STENDHAL SYNDROME

With Asia Argento, Thomas Kretschmann, John Quentin
Directed by Dario Argento

Stendhal Syndrome is supposed to be the conditioned suffered when someone is overwhelmed by the beauty of a piece of art. Dario's daughter Asia plays a detective who gets sucked into a convoluted storyline where she's trailing a serial rapist-murdered who targets her. With Argento's '90s work fluctuating, this 1998 flick captures a lot of his trademarks with many of the uneasy, unsavory bits present. Some therapists would have a lot to say about him having his daughter raped in his movies…whether it is necessary for added shock effect is another debate. Fact remains he certainly has his own very distinct way of scaring his audiences.

3 / C
- PB

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5 - Blistering
4 - Hot
3 - Smolder
2 - Room Temperature
1 - Fizzled
0 - Extinguished

A: Multi-Viewing Potential

B: Could Enjoy A 2nd Look

C: Once Should Suffice




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