The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)

La sindrome di Stendhal (original title)

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2h 0min
Horror, Mystery
26 Jan 1996 (Italy)
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A young policewoman slowly goes insane while tracking down an elusive serial rapist/killer through Italy when she herself becomes a victim of the brutal man's obsession.

Director:

Dario Argento

Writers:

Stars:

Awards:

1 win & 6 nominations.
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Still of Asia Argento in The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)

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Asia Argento	...	Det. Anna Manni
Thomas Kretschmann	...	Alfredo Grossi
Marco Leonardi	...	Marco Longhi
Luigi Diberti	...	Insp. Manetti
Paolo Bonacelli	...	Dr. Cavanna
Julien Lambroschini	...	Marie
John Quentin	...	Anna's father
Franco Diogene	...	Victim's husband
Lucia Stara	...	Shop assistant
Sonia Topazio	...	Victim in Florence
Lorenzo Crespi	...	Giulio
Vera Gemma	...	Policewoman
John Pedeferri	...	Hydraulic engineer
Veronica Lazar	...	Marie's mother
Mario Diano	...	Coroner
Eleonora Vizzini	...	Anna, as a child
Maximilian Nisi	...	Luigi
Leonardo Ferrantini	...	Alessandro
Sandro Giordano	...	Fausto
Cinzia Monreale	...	Alfredo's Grossi's wife
Michele Kaplan	...	Alfredo Grossi's son
Laura Piattella	...	40-year-old woman
Vincenzo Uccellini	...	40-year-old woman's son
Elena Bermani	...	30-year-old woman
Antonio Marziantonio	...	Museum watchman
Luca Camilletti	...	Hotel porter
Graziano Giusti	...	Coroner #2
Monica Fiorentini	...	Female doctor in Florence
Giancarlo Teodori	...	Male doctor in Florence
Antonello Murru	...	Police officer #1
Marna Del Monaco	...	Dining car stewardess
Maria Grazia Nazzari	...	Night watch victim

Directed by

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Dario Argento

Written by

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Graziella Magherini	...	(novel)

Dario Argento	...	(story) &
Franco Ferrini	...	(story)

Dario Argento	...	(screenplay)

Produced by

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Dario Argento	...	producer
Giuseppe Colombo	...	producer
Walter Massi	...	line producer

Music by

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Ennio Morricone

Cinematography by

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Giuseppe Rotunno

Editing by

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Angelo Nicolini

Editorial Department

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Carla Funari

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assistant editor

Production Design by

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Massimo Antonello Geleng

Costume Design by

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Lia Francesca Morandini

Makeup Department

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Franco Casagni	...	special makeup effects
Ferdinando Merolla	...	hair stylist
Gloria Pescatore	...	makeup artist

Production Management

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Fiore Argento	...	unit manager
Riccardo Folgore	...	assistant unit manager
Renata Paccariè	...	unit manager
Maurizio Pigna	...	unit manager
Ruggero Salvadori	...	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Nicolò Bongiorno	...	assistant director
Fabrizio Campanella	...	assistant director
Luigi Cozzi	...	second unit director
Simone Di Carlo	...	third assistant director
Filippo Macelloni	...	assistant director (as Filipo Macelloni)
Daniele Persica	...	assistant director

Art Department

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Milo Geleng	...	assistant art director
Michaela Gisotti	...	assistant set dresser
Giovanni Natalucci	...	set dresser
Danilo Pagnotta	...	props
Giuseppe Pagnotta	...	props
Dante Precetti	...	carpenter
Claudio Quaglietti	...	carpenter
Claudio Tedesco	...	painter

Sound Department

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Nick Alexander	...	adr editor
Luca Anzellotti	...	sound effects editor
Massimo Anzellotti	...	foley artist
Piero Fondi	...	boom operator
Carlo Palmieri	...	production sound mixer
Riccardo Palmieri	...	production sound mixer

Special Effects by

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Giovanni Corridori	...	special effects
Claudio Quaglietti	...	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by

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Sergio Stivaletti

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special visual effects

Stunts

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Ottaviano Dell'Acqua

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stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Dario Badia	...	grip
Giuseppe Bertucci	...	electrician
Alfredo Bramucci	...	electrician
Rodolfo Bramucci	...	gaffer
Fabio Carussi	...	grip: second unit
Stefano D'Offizi	...	electrician
Roberto De Angelis	...	focus puller
Claudio Del Gobbo	...	grip
Vincenzo Di Gioia	...	electrician
Mauro Diamanti	...	grip
Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci	...	camera operator
Roberto Girometti	...	director of photography: second unit
Lucio Granelli	...	assistant camera: second unit
Roberto Pecci	...	grip
Massimiliano Sardini	...	electrician
Renato Sardini	...	gaffer
Massimo Sergianni	...	grip
Lorenzo Tovoli	...	first assistant camera
Franco Vitale	...	still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Bertilla Silvestrin	...	seamstress
Stefania Svizzeretto	...	wardrobe assistant

Music Department

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Angelo Giovagnoli	...	orchestra coordinator
Claudio Messina	...	music coordinator / music producer
Andrea Morricone	...	music assistant
Franco Patrignani	...	music mixer

Script and Continuity Department

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Anita Borgiotti	...	script supervisor (as Maria Anita Borgiotti)
Melissa Strizzi	...	assistant script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Daniel Auber	...	assistant: Sergio Stivaletti (as Daniele Auber)
Laura Campanelli	...	production secretary
Renzo Cantini	...	crowd marshall: Florence
Riccardo Carinci	...	production assistant
Francesca R. Di Nunzio	...	assistant: Sergio Stivaletti
Larry Dolgin	...	voice dubbing: Luigi Diberti
Riccardo Folgore	...	assistant production secretary
Mischa Koopman	...	assistant: Sergio Stivaletti
Sabine Lucarelli	...	crowd marshall: Viterbo
Mario Maldesi	...	dubbing director
Benito Mancini	...	production accountant
Vincenzo Mosca	...	executive in charge of sales
Paolo Paggetta	...	unit publicist: Italy
Tommaso Pantano	...	assistant production secretary
Dario Rega	...	assistant: Sergio Stivaletti
Alfredo Ruffini	...	crowd marshall: Rome
Alexys Schwartz	...	child's voice
Barbara Spoletini	...	production secretary
Andrea Tinnirello	...	consulting accountant
Massimo Venturiello	...	voice dubbing: Thomas Kretschmann

Production Companies

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Medusa Film
Cine 2000 (in collaboration with)

Distributors

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Gaga (1996) (Japan) (theatrical) (as GAGA Communications)
José Frade Producciones Cinematográficas S.A. (1998) (Spain) (theatrical)
Medusa Distribuzione (1996) (Italy) (theatrical)
Miramax (1996) (United States) (theatrical)
Shoot Cinema Planning (1996) (Japan) (theatrical)
Troma Entertainment (2000) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
Alpha Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
Arrow Film Distributors (2004) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
Atlantic Film (2005) (Sweden) (DVD)
Blue Underground (2007) (United States) (DVD)
Blue Underground (2008) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Blue Underground (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray) (3 disc limited edition)
DVD UK (1999) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
Future Film (2002) (Finland) (DVD)
Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Home Video (1997) (France) (VHS)
Guild Pathe Cinema (1997) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
Happinet(I). (2015) (Japan) (Blu-ray)
Iris (2016) (Italy) (tv)
Kino Film (2010) (South Korea) (DVD)
Nippon Columbia (1996) (Japan) (VHS)
Nippon Columbia (Japan) (video) (laserdisc)
Splendid Film (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
Star Media Entertainment (2003) (Norway) (DVD)
Star Media Entertainment (2004) (Norway) (DVD)
Troma Team Video (1999) (United States) (DVD)
Troma Team Video (1999) (United States) (VHS)
X-Rated Kultvideo (2010) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
X-Rated Kultvideo (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
Zeque Productions (2015) (Japan) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Nicolao Atelier (costume supplier)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	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 disorder 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... Written by Giancarlo Cairella Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	kiss murder-of-a-police-officer police-officer police-officer-handcuffed police-officer-as-murderer See All (185) »
Taglines	Dario Argento's Masterpiece of Terror See more »
Genres	Horror Mystery Thriller
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:18 Canada:18+ (Ontario) Canada:18+ (Quebec) Finland:K-18 Germany:18 Hong Kong:III Italy:VM14 Norway:18 Portugal:M/18 Singapore:M18 Sweden:15 United Kingdom:18 United States:Not Rated

Additional Details

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Also Known As	The Stendhal Syndrome (World-wide, English title) The Stendhal Syndrome (United States) The Stendhal Syndrome (Canada, English title) The Stendhal Syndrome (United Kingdom) Le syndrome de Stendhal (France) See more »
Runtime	120 min
Country	Italy
Language	Italian
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Dolby Digital
Filming Locations	Florence, Tuscany, Italy See more »

Box Office

Budget

$3,800,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	The opening scene was shot inside the famous Uffizi Gallery in Florence. As of 2014, Dario Argento is the only director who's ever received permission to film inside the museum. See more »
Goofs	Though featuring prominently during the film's opening sequence set at the Uffizi in Florecne, Peter Bruegel's 'Landscape with the Fall of Icarus' is actually housed at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Il mondo di Dario Argento 3: Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento (1997). See more »
Quotes	Insp. Manetti: You're young. I can trust you. See more »

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