The Night Porter

The Night Porter

The Most Controversial Picture of Our Time!

Directed by Liliana Cavani

Produced by Lotar Film Productions, Les Productions Artistes Associés

1974118 min6.7 / 10

A deeply disturbing psychological study of trauma, complicity, and perverse desire that uses sadomasochistic eroticism to explore the moral abyss of Nazi guilt and survival.

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.

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  • Does The Night Porter end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is The Night Porter sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is The Night Porter scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is The Night Porter easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is The Night Porter one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 92% of films.

  • Is The Night Porter violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

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