The Night Porter
Summary: A concentration camp survivor rekindles her sadomasochistic relationship with her lover, a former SS officer - now working as a night porter at a Vienna hotel - but his former Nazi associates begin stalking them.
Release Date: October 01, 1974
Genre: Drama
Director:
Liliana Cavani
Runtime: 1 h 58 min
MPAA: R
Domestic: $ 633,298
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1940s1950sabuseaccordionaccordion playeradulterous wifeadulteryaggressionanal sexantique shopassumed nameballet dancerbanned filmbarbare breastsbare buttbarricading a doorbathtubbeatingbeerbibleblast from the pastbloodbreaking and enteringbreaking glassbreaking into an apartmentbreastsbridgebroken jarbutchercafecaptor victim relationshipcarnival ridecatchainchainedchained to a wallchained womancheating wifechurchcigarette smokingcleavagecommunistcompliancecomptesseconcentration campconcentration camp guardconcentration camp survivorcontroversycookcountesscrawling under a tablecremationcrueltycutting a wirecutting electrical corddachshunddance beltdancerdancingdeathdecapitated headdelivery mandestroying evidencedistracteddistrustdoctordogdoor lockdormitorydrinkdrinkingdrowningdysfunctional marriageearringeating jam from a jareliminating a witnessex naziextramarital affairf ratedface slapfeedingfellatiofemale frontal nudityfemale full frontal nudityfemale guest has sex with hotel stafffemale in a showerfemale nudityfemale pipe smokerfemale prisonerfemale pubic hairfemale rear nudityfemale with short haircutfightfilmingfinger in mouthfinger in one's mouthfishingflashbackflowerfollowingfood deliveryfood rationingforced oral sexforced starvationformer loversformer nazifrankfurt germanyfriends become enemiesfront deskfull frontal female nudityfull frontal male nudityfuneralfuneral massgay anal sexgay interestgay sexgermangermanyghost from the pastgroup analysisguardguiltgungunshotgunshot woundhand woundheadhead in a boxholed upholocaustholocaust survivorhomosexualhomosexual sexhomosexual sex scenehotelhotel desk clerkhotel guesthotel porterhotel roomhumiliationhungaryhungerhungryhusband wife relationshiphypodermic needleinfidelityinjectioninjection into the buttocksinjured handintense sexual relationshipjamjam jarkicked in the crotchkilled by gunshotkilling a witnesskissknifemale ballet dancermale dancermale female relationshipmale frontal nuditymale full frontal nuditymale genitaliamale nuditymale pubic hairmalnutritionman wears eyeglassesmasochismmasochistmemorymilitary uniformmirrormonoclemousemouthwashmovie cameramozart's the magic flutemurdermusic conductornazinazi collaboratornazi doctornazi exploitationnazi fugitivenazi guardnazi officernazi salutenazi uniformnazi war criminalneighbornervousnessnewspapernight porternightgownnudityobsessionoffscreen murderoperaopera performanceoppressionoral sexorchestra conductorpainpajamaspassionatepast coming back to hauntpay phoneperfumepettingphotographphotographerpillpipe smokingplaying a recordpolicepolicemanporterposing as a doctorpost war austriapost war viennapost world war twopouring coffeeprideprisonerprofessorprotectionpubic hairpublic nudityquitting a jobrainraperecord playerrecordingreference to helena rubinsteinreference to igor stravinskyreference to salomereference to stravinsky's the firebirdreference to the biblereference to the magic flutereference to the magic flute the operareference to wolfgang amadeus mozartrestaurantreversal of powerreviewrooftopsadismsadistsado masochismsado masochisticsadomasochismscantily clad femalesecret pastsending telegramsevered headsexsex in bedsex in concentration campsexual abusesexualityshameshootingshort haired femaleshorthaired womanshot and killedshot in the backshot in the handsiamese catsieg heilsilencersingersingingsinging in germanslappingsoftcoresongspilling coffeespotlightspyssss officerstakeoutstarvationstarvingstepping on broken glasssticking a finger into someone's mouthsurveillancesurvivorsuspenderssyringetaverntelegramtelephone calltheater audiencetied uptighty whitiestimeframe 1940stimeframe 1950stitle co written by femaletitle directed by femaletoplesstopless femaletopless womantorturetrapped in an apartmenttraumatic memorytrialtriple f ratedturning one's back on someoneumbrellaunderwearunfaithful wifeunfaithfulnessupskirtvienna austriaviolence against a womanviolinviolinistvoice over narrationvoice over telegramvoyeurvoyeurismwalking on glasswar crimewar criminalwashing feetwashing handswatching someone having sexwhite pantieswife abandons husbandwife leaves husband for another manwitnesswoman chained to a bedwoman smoking a pipewoman wears suspendersworld war twowoundyear 1957
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