The Stendhal Syndrome

In 'The Stendhal Syndrome', Asia Argento plays a police officer who suffers from the titular psychological condition that causes hallucinations when exposed to great works of art. While on the trail of a serial killer, her affliction is exploited by the murderer, leading to a harrowing game of psychological cat-and-mouse.

• Asia Argento, the lead actress, is the director's daughter.
• Dario Argento's first film shot in Hitchcock's favorite 1.85:1 aspect ratio.
• First Italian movie to use computer-generated imagery (CGI).
• Title references a psychological syndrome causing dizziness in front of art.
• Based on a novel by ex-police officer Graziella Magherini.

• I killed him, but he's still trying to kill me.
• I couldn't face the ugliness of killing anymore.
• I feel like I'm in a foreign country. Funny, isn't it?
• Art makes some people lose their bearings, become unbalanced.
• I'm afraid of myself and what I might do.