Trauma

1993 Italy & the United States
Technicolor Kodak Eastmancolor Tecnovision Dolby stereo 106m

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Dario Argento's Trauma, Aura (Germany), L'enigma di Aura/Aura's Enigma (later pre-production title),
Moving Guillotine (original pre-production title)

CREDITS

Production Company: ADC S.r.l.
Director: Dario Argento
Producer: Dario Argento
Executive Producer: Andrea Tinnirello
Story: Franco Ferrini, Giovanni Romoli, Dario Argento.
Screenplay: Dario Argento, T.E.D. Klein
Cinematography: Raffaele Mertes
Editor: Bennet Goldberg
Art Director: Nance Derby, Jack D.L. Ballance
Music: Pino Donaggio
Production Designer: Billy Jett
Costume Designer: Leesa Evans
Special Make-Up Effects: Tom Savini

CAST

Asia Argento (Aura Petrescu), Frederic Forrest (Doctor Judd), Brad Dourif (Doctor Lloyd)
Christopher Rudell (David Parsons), Piper Laurie (Adriana Petrescu, Aura's mother)
Laura Johnson (Grace), James Russo (Captain Travis), Dominique Serrano (Stefan Petrescu)
Hope Alexander-Willis (Linda), Ira Belgrade (Arnie), Sharon Barr (Hilda Volkman)
Cory Garven (Gabriel Pickering), Terry Perkins (Mrs. Pickering), Tony Saffold (Ben Aldrich)
Peter Moore (Mark), Lester Parry (Sergeant Carver), David Chase (Sid Marigold), Jacqui Kim (Alice)
Rita Vassallo (Rita), Stephen D'Ambrose (pale man), Bonita Parsons (prime woman)
Gregory Beech (deaf man), *Uncredited - Fiore Argento (Farraday Clinic receptionist)

VIDEO

Holland: CNR - as Trauma.
Italy: Penta Video as Trauma - 105m 01s.
Germany: VPS Film Entertainment - 104m released as Aura, letterboxed, mono.
Graphic scenes are complete, but some incidental footage is missing.
UK: High Fliers - 101m 53s: cut by six seconds with a BBFC '18' certificate, pan and scan as Trauma; Tartan Video - 101m 54s, slightly cut version, cut at 69m and 98m with a BBFC '18' certificate,
letterboxed 2.35:1, stereo, Part of the 'Tartan Terror' collection, titled Dario Argento's Trauma.
USA: Worldvision Home Video, 106m 03s, pan and scan except for end credits which are letterboxed, mono, as Trauma; World Wide Disrtibution/Republic Pictures - 106m, EP or SP speed modes,
unrated and R-rated versions, fullscreen as Trauma.
Russia: Ekaterinburg Art Home Video - 102m.
Australia: Columbia Tristar Hoyts Video - 102 minutes, full screen, pan & scan.
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LASERDISC

USA: Worldvision - new longer version (letterboxed, 2.35:1) as Trauma; World Wide-
-Distribution/ Republic Pictures - 106m, unrated version, fullscreen as Trauma.

DVD

* r2

Japan: Culture Publishers - Full frame as Dario Argento's Trauma.
English Dolby 2.0, optional Japanese subtitles.
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* r0

UK: Tartan Video - 102 mins, Uncut, 2.35:1 widescreen, Dolby surround 2.0,
Theatrical trailers, "Phantom of the Opera" trailer,
text interview with Asia Argento by Billy Chainsaw, "Richard Stanley on Argento" text,
Trauma BBFC History, filmographies.
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SOUNDTRACK

Italy: Cinevox CD - Trauma: The Orchestral Score.

The Stendhal Syndrome

1996 Italy
Kodak Technocolor Technovision Dolby stereo Digital 118m

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

La sindrome di Stendhal

CREDITS

Production Company: Medusa Film/Cine 2000
Director: Dario Argento
Producer: Dario Argento, Giuseppe Colombo
Story: Dario Argento, Franco Ferrini based on the novel The Stendhal Syndrome by Graziella Magherini
Screenplay: Dario Argento
Cinematography: Giuseppe "Beppe" Rotunno
Editor: Angelo Nicolini
Art Director: Antonello Geleng
Music and Music Director: Ennio Morricone
Special Effects: Sergio Stivaletti
Special Make-Up Effects: Franco Casagni

CAST

Asia Argento (Inspector Anna Manni), Thomas Kretschmann (Alfredo Grossi)
Marco Leonardi (Marco Longhi), Luigi Diberti (Chief Inspector Manetti), Julien Lambroschini (Marie)
John Quentin (Anna's father), Franco Diogene (victim's husband)
Sonia Topazio (victim inside car, Florence), Antonio Marziantonio (museum watchman)
Lucia Stara (shop assistant), Paolo Bonacelli (Doctor Cavanna), Lorenzo Crespi (Giulio)
Vera Gamma (policewoman), John Pedeferri (hydraulic engineer), Veronica Lazar (Marie's mother)
Diano Mario (coroner), Eleonora Vizzini (Anna as a child), Maximilian Nisi (Luigi)
Leonardo Ferrantini (Alessandro)

VIDEO

Sweden: Sandrew Metronome - 112m.
Italy: Medusa - 114m 31s, full screen as La Sindrome di Stendhal.
Japan: Columbia Video - full screen as The Stendhal Syndrome.
UK: Fox Guild Home Entertainment - Full screen, 110m 39s: abridged by 2m 47s by the video
distributor, with a BBFC '18' certificate as The Stendhal Syndrome; Marquee Pictures with a BBFC '18' certificate.
USA: Troma - Uncut, full screen.
Russia: Agma/Paradis - 106m.
NOTE - Click here to order the uncut U.S NTSC full frame video.

LASERDISC

Japan: label unknown - Uncut, letterboxed.

DVD

* r2

France: Pioneer - 120m, uncut, letterboxed 1.85:1, Dolby Surround French and English language,
later has French subtitles, Dario and Asia Argento Filmographies, French trailer containing a shot
from the Anna rape scene not included in the actual film, titled as Le Syndrome de Stendhal.
NOTE - Picture quality is resplendent and devoid of artefacts.
Rich in detail, richly coloured, producing great delineation and tonal control within the image.

* r2

Holland: Dutch Film Works - 120m, uncut, anamorphic widescreen 1.66:1, English Dolby 2.0,
Optional Dutch subtitles, 'Dario Argento's World of Horror' documentary directed by Michele Soavi, Biographies/Filmographies for Cast & Crew (In Dutch), Theatrical Trailer, Photo Gallery.
NOTE - Much the same as the above French release.
Some hairs are visible due to incorrect framing.

* r0

USA: Troma - 120m uncut, 1.33:1, Dolby Stereo Surround, theatrical trailer, stills gallery,
3 interviews with Dario Argento, interview with Sergio Stivaletti, interview with Ruggero Deodato,
various Troma related interactive merchandising, Troma trailers etc.
NOTE - This disc claims to be letterboxed in a 1.66:1 ratio but is actually more like a "matted" full screen 1.33:1 print.
The picture's clarity is poor with awful colour reproduction, some scenes look completely washed out.
Background objects look incredibly soft and loose almost all definition. Some print damage.
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* r2

UK: Marquee Pictures - Full screen, stereo, BBFC '18' certificated version.
NOTE - This disc was first mistakenly released uncut but was then re-released in the cut version.
The two versions can be recognised, the uncut DVD has a black & white print on the disc, the cut DVD has a black & red print.
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SOUNDTRACK

Italy: CAM CD - live concert of Morricone's compositions includes The Stendhal Syndrome
Image Music/RTI Music Srl, IMG 11742, La Sindrome di Stendhal - Ennio Morricone,
the complete soundtrack.