Synopsis
The Stendhal Syndrome (1996) follows a Rome police detective who travels to Florence to track a serial rapist and murderer but collapses in a museum after experiencing a disorienting reaction to art. As the killer exploits her condition and subjects her to traumatic violence, her recovery blurs with obsession, intensifying her instability and reshaping her pursuit of justice. This Italian psychological horror thriller blends subjective hallucination, erotic violence, and giallo stylization in an examination of trauma, identity, and the erosion of control.
Selected disc options for The Stendhal Syndrome
| Extras | Vinegar Syndrome BD-A 4K/US 2026 | Blue Underground BD-A/US 2017 | Blue Underground BD-ALL/US 2007 | Troma DVD-0/US/OOP 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Eugenio Ercolani, and Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson | has extra | |||
| Audio Commentary by Troy Howarth | has extra | |||
| Architect of Illusion - Interview with Production Designer Antonello Geleng | has extra | |||
| Behind the Canvas - Interview with Visual Effects Supervisor Sergio Stivaletti | has extra | |||
| Inside the Wounds - Interview with Special Makeup Effects Artist Franco Casagni | has extra | |||
| Lost in Art - Interview with Director/Co-Writer/Co-Producer Dario Argento | has extra | |||
| The Price of Vision - Interview with Producer Giuseppe Columbo | has extra | |||
| Prisoner of Art - Interview with Co-Writer Franco Ferrini | has extra | |||
| Scripted Visions - Interview with Writer Franco Ferrini | has extra | |||
| Shadow Unit - Interview with Second Unit Director Luigi Cozzi | has extra | |||
| Sharp as a Razor - Interview with Special Makeup Artist Franco Casagni | has extra | |||
| Three Shades of Asia - Interview with Actress Asia Argento | has extra | |||
| Through Her Gaze - Interview with Actress Asia Argento | has extra | |||
| Interview 1 with Director/Co-Writer/Co-Producer Dario Argento - Conducted by Lloyd Kaufman | has extra | |||
| Interview 2 with Director/Co-Writer/Co-Producer Dario Argento | has extra | |||
| Interview with Ruggero Deodato on Cannibal Holocaust (1980) | has extra | |||
| Interview with Assistant Director Luigi Cozzi | has extra | has extra | ||
| Interview with Director/Co-Writer/Co-Producer Dario Argento | has extra | has extra | ||
| Interview with Production Designer Massimo Antonello Geleng | has extra | has extra | ||
| Interview with Psychological Consultant Graziella Magherini | has extra | has extra | ||
| Interview with Special Effects Designer Sergio Stivaletti [Blue Underground] | has extra | has extra | ||
| Interview with Special Effects Designer Sergio Stivaletti [Troma] | has extra | |||
| Stills Gallery [Blue Underground] | has extra | |||
| Stills Gallery [Troma] | has extra | |||
| Biography: Actress Asia Argento | has extra | |||
| Biography: Director Dario Argento | has extra | |||
| Theatrical Trailer | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra |
| Easter Egg: Footage of Director/Co-Writer/Co-Producer Dario Argento | has extra |
Notes
- Vinegar Syndrome’s 4K UHD includes a booklet with writing by Michael Blyth (“Art Attacks: Voyeurism and Violation in ‘The Stendhal Syndrome’”) and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (“The Perils of Perception”).
- Blue Underground’s “3-Disc Limited Edition” Blu-ray includes a booklet with writing by Michael Gingold. Reissued without booklet.
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