"The Night Porter" was deliberately provocative, and the reaction it provoked ran the gamut. It was banned outright in a few countries, celebrated in some high-society circles, reviled in others. It got glowing reviews and seething ones. The depiction of a sexual obsession between a Nazi concentration camp officer and one of his female prisoners, both during the war and 12 years after its end, was overtly erotic and deeply disquieting.
The Night Porter (1974)
The Night Porter (1974)
The Night Porter (1974)
"The Night Porter" was deliberately provocative, and the reaction it provoked ran the gamut. It was banned outright in a few countries, celebrated in some high-society circles, reviled in others. It got glowing reviews and seething ones. The depiction of a sexual obsession between a Nazi concentration camp officer and one of his female prisoners, both during the war and 12 years after its end, was overtly erotic and deeply disquieting.