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Stendhal Syndrome (The) AKA La Sindrome Di Stendhal (1996)
Dario Argento's thriller stars the director's daughter Asia as Anna Manni, a policewoman trying to capture a vicious serial rapist and killer...Director: Dario Argento
Year of Copyright: 1995
Year of Production: 1995
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:Interview with producer, writer and director Dario Argento by Troma president Lloyd Kaufman (in English) (10:44)
Interview with Ronny Svensson and Dario in Stockholm (in English) (16:44)
Interview with special visual effects master Sergio Stivaletti (in Italian, with English subtitles) (11:04)
Interview with Ruggero Deodato remembering Cannibal Holocaust (in Italian, with English subtitles) (9:36)
"Troma Intelligence Test 2" game
Still gallery
Theatrical Trailer
Bonus trailers:
- "Terror Firmer"
- "Teenage Catgirls In Heat"
- "Killer Condom"
- "Drawing Blood"
- "Cannibal The Musical"
- "The Rowdy Girls"
- "Toxic Avenger IV: Citizen Toxie"
Biographies of Dario Argento and actress Asia Argento
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.53:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:PAL-to-NTSC transfer.
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Easter eggs:From the disc's main menu, highlight the "Feature Presentation" menu entry and then press the arrow "up" key on your remote control.
This will highlight the razor blade in the background image at the top of the screen. If you press "enter" now, you will have the chance to watch an interview with Dario Argento himself (Footage of Dario talking Candid in Stockholm) (5:07). -
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
Theatrical Trailer (1:04)
DISC TWO
Interviews (2017):
- "Director: Dario Argento" (20:02)
- "Inspiration: Psychological Consultant Graziella Magherini" (20:39)
- "Special Effects: Sergio Stivaletti" (15:47)
- "Assistant Director: Luigi Cozzi" (21:50)
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Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-ES 6.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX
Italian Dolby Digital 5.1 EX
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:English track reverts to Italian for scenes that were not part of the English export version.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
DISC TWO (DVD Copy)
*The Film
Audio Commentary by author Troy Howarth (2017)
"Three Shades of Asia" 2017 interview with star Asia Argento (20:01)
"Prisoner of Art" 2017 interview with co-writer Franco Ferrini (13:36)
"Sharp as a Razor" 2017 interview with special makeup artist Franco Casagni (10:03)
Theatrical Trailer (1:03)
Poster and Still Gallery (42 pictures)
DISC THREE (DVD)
Interviews (2017):
- "Director: Dario Argento" (20:02)
- "Inspiration: Psychological Consultant Graziella Magherini" (20:39)
- "Special Effects: Sergio Stivaletti" (15:47)
- "Assistant Director: Luigi Cozzi" (21:50)
- "Production Designer: Massimo Antonello Geleng" (22:39) -
Subtitles:English HoH (for English audio), English (for Italian audio), French and Spanish (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-ES 6.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Italian DTS-ES 6.1
Italian Dolby Digital 5.1 EX
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Features a 2K restoration from the original uncensored camera negative.
Comes with a reversible sleeve and a booklet featuring a new writing by author Michael Gingold.
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (1:03)
Dario Argento Trailer Reel (39:27):
- "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage"
- "Cat O'Nine Tails"
- "Four Flies On Grey Velvet"
- "El Cinque Giornate"
- "Deep Red"
- Suspiria"
- "Inferno"
- "Tenebre"
- "Phenomena"
- "Opera"
- "Two Evil Eyes"
- "Trauma"
- "The Stendhal Syndrome"
- "Phantom of the Opera"
- "Non Ho Sonno"
- "The Card Player"
- "Mother of Tears"
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.77:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
Italian Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Reversible cover.
Comes with a full size fold-out poster and with a booklet containing liner notes by Alan Jones.
Case incorrectly states the inclusion of English subtitles; however Arrow is offering replacements with subtitles for people who send their discs in, but they have not recalled the current run. -
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Cast filmographies
Theatrical Trailer -
Subtitles:French (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.81:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Picture is cropped at top and bottom.
The filmographies are in French. -
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Extras:Bonus Trailers:
- "Arahan" (2:33)
- "Extreme Crisis" (2:03)
- "The Final Cut" (2:15)
- "The Huntress" (2:43)
- "U-Boat" (2:24)
- "Natural City" (2:12)
- "Darkness" (2:08)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:4013549500241
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Extras:"Dario Argento's World Of Horror" documentary
Photo Gallery
Theatrical Trailer
Biographies of the Cast (in Dutch)
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Subtitles:Dutch
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The picture seems to have been sourced from the VHS release.
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film - Italian Version (114:37)
Cast and Crew list
DISC TWO
*The Film - English Director's Cut (113:23)
"Set del Film" featurette (34:56)
2003 interview with director Dario Argento (4:18)
2003 interview with actress Asia Argento (3:28) -
Subtitles:English and Italian
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Version:
Italian Dolby Digital 5.1
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
English Director's Cut:
English Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Biographies/Filmographies (Dario Argento, Asia Argento, Sergio Stivaletti)
Photo Gallery (6 pictures)
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.55:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The backcover claims the picture to be anamorphic WS 2:35:1.
Also, Dolby Digital Mono is listed on the cover, yet DD 2.0 Surround.
Also available in 9 DVD "Dario Argento Collection" with "Bird With The Crystal Plumage", "Cat O'Nine Tails", "Suspiria", "Tenebre", "Phenomena", "The Wax Mask", "The Phantom of the Opera" and the documentary "An Eye For Horror". -
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Extras:Biographies of the cast
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available as part of a four pack, along with "The Class Of Nuke 'Em High", "Howl" and "Pariah"
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OVERALL: Draw
original Italian version:
- The best choice is the R0 US Limited Edition by Blue Underground since it is in the original 1.85:1 aspect ratio, has many different soundtracks, both in English and Italian, and plenty of extras.
English Director's cut:
- The Troma edition is nearer to the original aspect ratio and has extra material but isn't anamorphic and it's a PAL-NTSC transfer.
- The Italian edition is anamorphic but cropped from 1.66:1 to 1.78:1 and has some extras.
GENERAL NOTES:
The film exists in two primary versions:
- the original Italian version (~119min);
- the English export version (~118min) which omits 1:14 worth of material. The missing material takes the form of two isolated scenes, one involving Anna talking on the phone to the husband of one of the murdered women, and the other featuring Anna meeting her dead lover’s mother at the airport.
*Info regarding the aspect ratio from Blue Underground from Facebook at the time of their 3-disc limited edition release:
A few people have expressed concern over the aspect ratio of our upcoming release of THE STENDHAL SYNDROME, so the Italian lab that did the new scan have provided us with some frame grabs for comparison. It’s important to note that the new 2K scan was done from the Original Camera Negative (OCN), while previous transfers were done from an Interpositive (IP). When examining the OCN, the lab found that several shots were hard-matted to 1.85:1. They performed tests on several scenes, cropping the image to both 1.85:1 and 1.66:1. The 1.85:1 framing added significant picture information on both the left and right sides, while losing only a sliver of picture on the top and/or bottom (and the shots hard-matted to 1.85:1 lost nothing).
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Troma - No cuts - English Director's cut (113:03 PAL-to-NTSC).
- R0 2-Disc Special Edition America- Blue Underground - No cuts - original Italian version (119:16 NTSC).
- R0 3-Disc Limited Edition America- Blue Underground - No cuts - original Italian version (119:23 NTSC).
- R0 United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts - original Italian version (114:32 PAL).
- R0 United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts - original Italian version (118:01 PAL).
- R2 France- Pioneer - No cuts - English Director's cut (113:20 PAL).
- R2 Germany- Splendid Film - No cuts - English Director's cut (113:34 PAL).
- R2 Holland- Dutch FilmWorks - No cuts.
- R2 Italy- Medusa - No cuts - cncludes both the original Italian version (114:37 PAL) and the English Director's cut (113:23 PAL).
- R2 Scandinavia- Atlantic Film - No cuts - English Director's cut (113:25 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- Marquee - Yes, 2m 47s - this was released uncut in May 1999 but was withdrawn since it hadn't been classified! (the uncut discs had black and white labels but the re-released cut discs have colour labels).
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Comparison added by Adrian_Busby on 06/02/02
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 07/07/23UPDATE LOG:
13/02/10: Runtime (uncut) set on R2 France.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
08/04/10: Addition of the R0 UK Re-Release.
21/02/16: ASINs added & R2 Germany.
12/07/17: Addition of the US Limited Edition and updated Overall with aspect ratio info.
04/08/17: Added Beaver, Active and Caps-a-Holic link.
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