Thursday, December 12, 2002
Viewed THE NIGHT PORTER this afternoon. It was a pirated CRITERION dvd and I must ay it is one sick and perverted little number. in the same vien as PASOLINI'S SALO.In short I loved it.tells the story of a night porter in some run down hotel in post war VIENNA. One day he meets a guest who turns out to be his FUCK SLAVE IN THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS. YES he used to be a member of the dreaded SS. Most of the films running time is spent on the question will she or wont she rant on him. She doesnt and it turns out that she had missed his torture and sexual beatings and they resume it with passion. I LOVE THESE KINDS OF FLICKS.Just when you thought you knew what the characters would do they go and jump the opposite direction. making you marvel at the intricacies of the human nature.