The Night Porter, the classic 1974 feature from Liliana Cavani – a story of obsessive passion and tragic destiny – has been given the 4K restoration treatment and will head to both DVD and Blu-ray at the end of the month.
Former SS Officer Max (Dirk Bogarde) is a night porter in a Vienna hotel in the 1950s, and the member of a group of covert Nazis who are ruthlessly covering up the atrocities they committed. When beautiful Lucia (Charlotte Rampling) checks in with her husband, she recognises the night porter from her traumatic past: Max was an officer in the concentration camp who had abused and tortured her, when she was his teenage prisoner. Soon Lucia’s husband leaves the hotel for work and Lucia stays behind, finding herself compelled to re-ignite the sadomasochistic relationship she had with her vicious captor.
The story is presented in this definitive 4K restoration, overseen by Cavani herself and finally doing justice to her challenging and extraordinary vision.
Full bonus materials are below, along with a new trailer. The Night Porter releases on the home formats on 30th November through Cult Films.
Extensive Bonus Material
– New exclusive interview with star Charlotte Rampling
– New exclusive interview with director Liliana Cavani
