The Night Porter (1974)

Original title

Il portiere di notte

Directed by

Liliana Cavani

Genre

drama film, erotic film, art film

Country

Austria, Italy

Runtime

2h 02m

Rated

18

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 388 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Set in 1950s Vienna, a former Nazi officer works as a night porter at a hotel. He encounters a woman who was his prisoner in a concentration camp and they resume a complex sadomasochistic relationship.

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What happens

The Night Porter (Italian: Il portiere di notte) is a 1974 Italian erotic psychological war drama film co-written and directed by Liliana Cavani. It stars Dirk Bogarde and Charlotte Rampling, with Philippe Leroy, Gabriele Ferzetti, and Isa Miranda in supporting roles. Set in Vienna in 1957, the film centers on the sadomasochistic relationship between a former Nazi concentration camp officer (Bogarde) and one of his inmates (Rampling). The film's themes of sexual and sadomasochistic obsession, and its use of Holocaust imagery, have made the film controversial since its initial release, dividing critics over its artistic value. In July 2018, it was selected to be screened in the Venice Classics section of the 75th Venice International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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