The Night Porter

Il portiere di notte, feature film, 1974

DIRECTED BY: Liliana Cavani

The Night Porter

CAST:
Dirk Bogarde (Maximilian Theo Aldorfer),
Charlotte Rampling (Lucia Atherton),
Philippe Leroy (Klaus),
Gabriele Ferzetti (Hans),
Giuseppe Addobbati (Stumm)

SCRIPT:
Barbara Alberti,
Liliana Cavani,
Italo Moscati,
Amedeo Pagani

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Alfio Contini

Synopsis:
This is a controversial film that involves a sadomasochistic relationship between a woman, who has survived a German concentration camp, and her torturer/lover. After thirteen years, Lucia meets the SS officer Max in a Viennese hotel where he works as a night clerk. They remember their past and they renew their relationship, but Max’s colleagues from the camp have other plans for them…

color, 122 min