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Il portiere di notte by Liliana Cavani
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Il portiere di notte (original 1974; edition 1974)

by Liliana Cavani (Director)

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A concentration camp survivor discovers her former torturer and lover working as a porter at a hotel in postwar Vienna. When the couple attempts to re-create their sadomasochistic relationship, his former SS comrades begin to stalk them. Operatic and disturbing, it deftly examines the lasting social and psychological effects of the Nazi regime.… (more)
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Title:Il portiere di notte
Authors:Liliana Cavani
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The Night Porter [1974 film] by Liliana Cavani (Director) (1974)

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Wien, 1957. Max, ehemaliger SS-Offizier, arbeitet jetzt als Nachtportier. Eines Tages begegnet er Lucia, beide erkennen einander wieder. Im Jahr 1943 wurde Lucia, Tochter einer österreichischen sozialistischen Abgeordneten, in ein KZ deportiert, in dem Sturmbannführer Max Aidorfer ihre Jugend und Schönheit auffiel. Schweigsam, gelehrig und stolz gab sie sich den sexuellen Wünschen und Erniedrigungen hin. Heute würde ein Wort Lucias genügen, um Max auffliegen zu lassen. Aber
sie schweigt. Die Affäre beginnt von Neuem, doch seine SS-Kameraden wollen ihren Tod … (fonte: retro del dvd)
  MemorialeSardoShoah | Nov 26, 2022 |
La acción transcurre en la Viena de 1957. La esposa de un conocido director de orquesta norteamericano reconoce en el portero nocturno del hotel donde se albergan al oficial de las SS nazis que la custodiaba durante su internamiento y del que se convirtió en forzada amante. Una historia de recelos mutuos, de relaciones donde el odio y el deseo se entremezclan, donde lo odiado se recubre con el manto de lo deseado. El trasfondo político de los grupos de antiguos nazis que protegen el presente de sus compañeros por cualquier método tiene escasa consistencia frente al drama personal de ambos protagonistas y de su mutua atracción. La culpa como instrumento de poder. Y, sobre todo, vuelve a aparecer la sombra de la voluntad autodestructiva de la víctima, surgida de sus deseos sadomasoquistas. (fonte: Wikipedia)
  MemorialeSardoShoah | Dec 16, 2021 |
Un ex ufficiale nazista lavora come portiere di notte in un albergo di Vienna. L'orrore riemerge quando incontra nuovamente un'ex deportata ebrea. (fonte: Wikipedia)
  MemorialeSardoShoah | Jun 16, 2020 |
1957. Nell'Hotel der Oper di Vienna il portiere Max, ex ufficiale nazista, rincontra Lucia, una ex deportata ebrea che credeva morta e con la quale aveva iniziato una relazione ambigua e perversa . Mentre il marito di Lucia, direttore d'orchestra, lascia Vienna, la donna sceglie di restare per un nuovo confronto col suo aguzzino. L'incontro sprofonda i due personaggi in ricordi, orrori ed ossessioni e, mentre un'associazione di fedeli al Terzo Reich cerca di omettere i crimini passati, Max inizia ad esplorare le proprie colpe. (fonte: Mymovies)
  MemorialSardoShoahDL | Mar 13, 2020 |
Vienna, fine anni '50: Max Aldorfer, ex ufficiale delle SS ed ora portiere di notte in un rinomato hotel Viennese, incontra nuovamente Lucia, una donna che aveva conosciuto quando era guardia in un campo di concentramento nazista dove lui e lei, seppure nei differenti ruoli di aguzzino e prigioniera, vissero un rapporto di sesso e violenza. Nel vecchio hotel la passione tra i due si riaccende, ma Lucia rappresenta per alcuni ben poco affidabili "amici" del portiere una sicura minaccia, e se ne decide l'eliminazione. Ma i due cercano di scappare... una pellicola maledetta da un lato ma considerata un cult dall'altro, erroneamente considerata come il film che aprì il genere porno nazista del cinema Italiano.
  MemorialSardoShoahDL | Nov 22, 2017 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Cavani, LilianaDirectorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Alberti, Barbarasecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bogarde, Dirksecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Contini, Alfiosecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
De Simone, Esasecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Edwards, Robert Gordonsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Rampling, Charlottesecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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A concentration camp survivor discovers her former torturer and lover working as a porter at a hotel in postwar Vienna. When the couple attempts to re-create their sadomasochistic relationship, his former SS comrades begin to stalk them. Operatic and disturbing, it deftly examines the lasting social and psychological effects of the Nazi regime.

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