{"id":15677,"date":"2017-07-16T10:04:43","date_gmt":"2017-07-16T17:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=15677"},"modified":"2017-07-20T00:12:56","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T07:12:56","slug":"review-stendhalsyndrome-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2017\/07\/review-stendhalsyndrome-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Stendhal Syndrome BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Stendhal Syndrome<\/em><\/strong> may not be perfect, but with Dario Argento\u2019s amazing direction and unsettling atmosphere, in conjunction with hauntingly creepy performances by his daughter, Asia Argento, and Thomas Kretschmann, it does make for an effective horror-thriller, some aspects truly disturbing.<\/p>\n

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The Stendhal Syndrome
\n\u2014 Limited Edition \u2014<\/span><\/span>
\n(1996)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Thriller
\nBlue Underground | NR \u2013 120 min. \u2013 $39.98 | July 25, 2017<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 07\/16\/2017 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Dario Argento
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Dario Argento & Franco Ferrini (story), Dario Argento (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Asia Argento, Thomas Kretschmann, Marco Leonardi, Luigi Diberti, Paolo Bonaccelli<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Audio Commentary, Interviews, Theatrical Trailer, Gallery
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray, DVD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>Italian (DTS-HD MA 7.1), Italian (Dolby Digital 5.1 EX), Italian (DTS-HD MA 2.0), English (DTS-HD MA 7.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1 EX), English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>39.6 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>When beautiful police detective Anna Manni (ASIA ARGENTO) follows the bloody trail of a sophisticated serial murderer\/rapist (THOMAS KRETSCHMANN) through the streets of Italy, the young woman falls victim to the bizarre \u201cStendhal Syndrome\u201d \u2013 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\u2019s madness more intimately than she ever imagined.<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>If you didn\u2019t see Dario Argento\u2019s name over the opening credits, or on the front cover of the Blu-ray for that matter, one would think The Stendhal Syndrome<\/em><\/strong> was a film directed by Brian De Palma with the camera work, angles, an off-kilter plot and even great thriller score from Ennio Morricone. There are certainly Argento-isms especially with the brutal horror elements, not to mention is stars his beautiful daughter, Asia Argento, who does turn in a genuinely powerful performance, rising above a rather predictable story, the third act especially and Thomas Kretschmann is utterly creepy as all hell.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This \u201c3-Disc Limited Edition\u201d comes with a nice and embossed slip cover<\/strong>. The interior cover is different from the slip and even has a reversible cover revealing an additional third artwork. Inside is a 20-Page booklet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Author Troy Haywarth (\u2018So Deadly, So Perverse\u2019). It\u2019s a professorial kind of track as Haywarth discusses the works of Dario Argento and giallo<\/em> filmmaking.<\/p>\n

Interviews (TRT 43:40):<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n