Il portiere di notte 1974

Nora Sayre, New York Times: The movie's visual virtues are negated by infinite absurdities -- particularly by the sentimentality with which the director views this luckless couple. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: With a little application and imagination I suppose one might read themes of political and philosophical import into this work, but Cavani's style remains stupidly literal and gaga. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The Night Porter is as nasty as it is lubricious, a despicable attempt to titillate us by exploiting memories of persecution and suffering. Read more

Time Out: Somewhere along the way, the film's handling of serious themes, and its attempts to examine the Nazi legacy in terms of repression and guilt, both sexual and political, get lost amid all the self-conscious decadence. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: A strange, brooding tale. Read more

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