The Stendhal Syndrome or My Dinner with Turhan Bey (2020)

Joan Crawfords closeup in Humoresque Michelangelos David and Boticellis Birth of Venus Stendhal was overwhelmed by the cultural overstimulation in Florence which Graziella Magherini described scientifically in 1979 as Stendhal syndrome Mark Rappaport describes his fascination for the Austrian actor Turhan Bey who made a career in exotic roles in Hollywood in the 1940s A very personal essay about the effect of closeups the canvas idols of the dream factory and the role of their admirers and fans