# The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)

> A police detective whose encounters with great art trigger hallucinations is drawn into a brutal, reality-warping pursuit of a serial rapist and killer.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/25016

## Facts

- Runtime: 119 min
- Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: Dario Argento
- Cast: Asia Argento, Thomas Kretschmann, Marco Leonardi, Luigi Diberti, Paolo Bonacelli, Lucia Stara, Lorenzo Crespi, Vera Gemma
- TMDB rating: 5.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117658/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: disturbing, paranoid, baroque, late night horror viewing, giallo marathon

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