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The Night Porter
The Night Porter
7.4
/10
2,773 Ratings

THE NIGHT PORTER

Il portiere di notte

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

Synopsis

A concentration camp survivor discovers her former torturer and lover working as a porter at a hotel in postwar Vienna. When the couple attempt to re-create their sadomasochistic relationship, his former SS comrades begin to stalk them.

Synopsis

A concentration camp survivor discovers her former torturer and lover working as a porter at a hotel in postwar Vienna. When the couple attempt to re-create their sadomasochistic relationship, his former SS comrades begin to stalk them.

Our take

No less controversial than when it first came out in ‘74, Liliana Cavani’s arthouse chamber piece of Nazi erotica offers a full-on provocation! The see-sawing sexual dynamics between Dirk Bogarde & Charlotte Rampling are as intense and kinky as they are full of danger. An unforgettable film maudit.