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I find Stendhal Syndrome very interesting because the film is pretty much told from a killer's perspective. It's as if The Bird With The Crystal Plumage was being remade (as a sexual assault was also the trigger for that film's villain), only this time, you're actually very sympathetic towards the killer and can better understand where they're coming from. Much as I can still enjoy the prior Black Cat and Trauma, I see Stendhal as a big return to form. Thinking about it, for me, it might even be one of Argento's best giallos (bar the cgi pills down throat shot!).