Sindrome di Stendhal, La (1996, ITA) C-118m. *** D: Dario Argento. Starring Asia Argento, Thomas Kretschmann, Marco Leonardi, Luigi Diberti, Paolo Bonacelli, Julien Lambroschini, John Quentin, Veronica Lazar. Director Argento's daughter plays a young police woman, specialized on sex crimes, who suffers from the Stendhal Syndrome. Whenever she sees a painting she faints, believing she has entered it. In Florence, she encounters notorious sex killer Kretschmann, who rapes her but lets her live. Now the young woman has to cope with both the syndrome and the consequences of the rape, while searching for the killer in Rome. Complex, suspenseful script, based on Graziella Magherini's novel. Typical Argento stylistics, fine Ennio Morricone score. Argento also scripted and produced. Original running time reportedly 120m. English title: THE STENDHAL SYNDROME.