Liliana Cavani's "The Night Porter" is a film that, fifty years after its release, continues to spark debate and mixed reactions. The story, set in Vienna in 1957, follows doorman Max Aldorfer and his former concentration camp prisoner, Lucia, who reunite after years in a hotel.
Direction
Conti lets Cavani speak for herself — mess and all.
Writing
Narrator who knows when to shut up and let footage breathe.
Director
Adolfo Conti
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Night Porter helped create the 'Nazi exploitation' subgenre that peaked in 1970s Italian cinema.
Cavani originally wanted to cast a real Holocaust survivor; producers nixed it. She cast Rampling within 48 hours.
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