The Stendhal Syndrome

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.

Cast

Asia Argento

as Det. Anna Manni

Thomas Kretschmann

as Alfredo Grossi

Marco Leonardi

as Marco Longhi

Luigi Diberti

as Insp. Manetti

Paolo Bonacelli

as Dr. Cavanna

Lucia Stara

as Commessa di un negozio

Lorenzo Crespi

as Giulio

Vera Gemma

as Poliziotta

Veronica Lazăr

as Madre di Marie

Sandro Giordano

as Fausto

Reviews

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<I>Great works of art hold great power.</I> I love this movie. The CGI scene we could do without but this was clever in story and main character. This is quite rape issue heavily since dealing with a serial rapist in the movie and being raped. The twist and turn are so worth seeing developed a...

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