“Director Dario Argento said he actually experienced Stendhal Syndrome as a child. While touring Athens with his parents, young Dario was climbing the steps of the Parthenon when he was overcome by a trance that caused him to become lost from his parents for hours. The experience was so strong that Argento never forgot it and immediately thought of it when he came across Magherini’s book, which would become the basis of the film.”The Stendhal Syndrome (1996) dir. Dario Argento