Halloween is fast approaching, and you know what that means...horror movies!
Have
you heard of (or seen) The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)? It's based on an actual
syndrome that was first named in 1979, although it was experienced by it's
namesake, Henri-Marie
Beyle (his pen name was Stendhal) in 1817. Wikipedia defines it as:
"A psychosomatic illness that causes rapid heartbeat, dizziness, fainting, confusion and even hallucinations when an individual is exposed to art, usually when the art is particularly beautiful or a large amount of art is in a single place."
The plot of the movie, then, surrounds Anna Manni, a policewoman trying to capture a serial rapist and killer. She, however, suffers from Stendhal Syndrome and the killer lures her into a trap inside the Uffizi museum in Florence, where her troubles are just beginning....
Have you already seen this film? Let me know what you thought of it in the comments.
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