Jeremy ThomasIt shouldn't annoy me this much that Stendhal Syndrome doesn't play much of a factor in the plot, but it does. My ★★½ review of The Stendhal Syndrome (1996) on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/8DtSgl #GialloJanuary #Giallo #StendhalSyndrome #Horror #Letterboxd
A ★★½ review of The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)
The Stendhal Syndrome starts in classic Dario Argento style and ends strong, but it’s a bit of a slog in between. Asia Argento is decent enough as Anna, a police officer who becomes a victim of the serial killer/rapist that she is sent to track down; she goes big at most opportunities but that is fitting to the elder Argento’s style. The aspects of Anna’s emotional health are the best parts of this and while it’s a decently plotted arc, it’s jarring when juxtaposed with the graphic and extended scenes of sexual violence. Exploitation elements and sleaze are part and
Alberto García Sánchez
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