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THE NIGHT PORTER

Il portiere di notte

Directed by Liliana Cavani
Italy, France, 1974
Drama, History, LGBTQ+
  • 114114 minutes

Synopsis

1950s Vienna. When Lucia checks into a hotel, she recognizes the night porter, Max. Max was an SS officer in a Nazi concentration camp who had abused and tortured the then-teenage Lucia, who was a prisoner. Reunited, Lucia and Max begin to reignite their former intense sadomasochistic relationship.

Synopsis

1950s Vienna. When Lucia checks into a hotel, she recognizes the night porter, Max. Max was an SS officer in a Nazi concentration camp who had abused and tortured the then-teenage Lucia, who was a prisoner. Reunited, Lucia and Max begin to reignite their former intense sadomasochistic relationship.