The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)

October 19, 2024 9:18 AM

[Trailer] 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. -IMDb

75% / 51% on Rotten Tomatoes.

posted by johnofjack (2 comments total)

I wanted to love this one but didn't. The CGI is pretty ropy (it's from 1996) and I didn't love the ending; also I kept getting distracted thinking that the film disturbed me in ways which Dario Argento probably didn't intend it to; I just couldn't imagine a good/non-sinister reason to cast your daughter in a film where she's victimized like this. Still, it was interesting enough that I watched it all so I guess it wasn't a complete failure (just not a soaring success like Opera or Suspiria).
posted by johnofjack at 9:21 AM on October 19

I haven't watched this in many years, but I have much more charitable memories of it; I feel like this may be the last great Argento movie, other than the inexplicably slept upon Sleepless of a few years later. I mean, Max von Sydow!!
posted by kittens for breakfast at 10:31 AM on October 19 [1 favorite]