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| Wed 13 Jan 10, 8:00 PM just_m UK(BS), 5 yrs   |
Has anybody seen this movie? What do you think?
This 70s film moved me immensely...I don't know what it was, the controversial topics that were approached (D/s in a Nazi concentration camp, homosexuality among Nazis, nudity, mental & physical cruelty, her self-annihilation, His dedication, etc) or my German background or just the acting of the two main characters...I was intoxicated and disgusted at the same time...oh and that scene when He puts his gloved fingers into her mouth while she's tied up and naked...*trembles* Any comments? m. "(Women) are not just there to be admired, they are there to be enjoyed."--Ellen Von Unwerth Edited Wed 13 Jan 10, 8:02 PM by just_m | |
| 13 Jan 10, 8:02 PM Lalita UK(BS), 6 yrs |
I adore this film and you have inspired me to watch it again. It's so bitter-sweet and I will never forget her singing. Anybody can be fabulous. You got a hump on your back? Put some glitter on it and have a party. | |
| 13 Jan 10, 8:08 PM just_m UK(BS), 5 yrs |
Wenn ich mir was wuenschen duerfte... If i were to wish for something, What I should wish then, a bad, or a good time? If I were to wish for something, I would like to be just a little happy because if I were too happy I would long for suffering... I beieve it's originally a song by Marlene Dietrich. I love it!! "(Women) are not just there to be admired, they are there to be enjoyed."--Ellen Von Unwerth | |
| 13 Jan 10, 8:09 PM Miss_Velour UK, 3 yrs £ |
I love it too! One of the BDSM finest! Shame Liliana Cavani hasn't made anything like it since. | |
| 13 Jan 10, 8:19 PM Avada_Kedavra UK, 7 yrs |
Ohh God yes... It ticks all the right boxes for me! http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/westlondonmunch/ | |
| 14 Jan 10, 10:21 PM GeoKedamono UK(BS), 6 yrs |
When someone asks me what my favourite movie is, I always default to The Night Porter (although Bunuel's Belle de Jour is looming large now - not to be confused with the blogger of the same name who doesn't measure up - and I must not forget Seijun Suzuki's Branded to Kill). I first watched The Night Porter at the cinema in Sydney in 1984, and saw it most recently at home only a few weeks ago (I own it, on video and DVD, of course). I've almost lost count of the times I've seen it. Every time I watch it, I see something new, and always enjoy so many intricacies. It's beautifully shot, and the story is captivating. And I hate happy endings, so it "ticks all the boxes" as the British are wont to say. Cavani has made some other wonderful films, including Beyond Good and Evil (after Nietzsche), which I must see again.
Geo & Kedamono Edited 16 Jan 10, 2:15 AM by GeoKedamono | |
| 14 Jan 10, 11:46 PM Wildebeest UK(M), 8 yrs |
I agree this is a seminal movie - when it first came out I was in my twenties and was very unsure what to make of it .... but it certainly made a big impression. I relate strongly to your comment about the tension between intoxication with the sensuality and revulsion with the context in which it takes place. I would love to watch it again with people who felt the same way about it. | |
| 15 Jan 10, 1:05 AM othyim NL, 3 yrs |
Love it. IMO the best (sort of mainstream) movie on bdsm ever made. Saw it for the first time when I was in my early 20 ties; it made a MAJOR impression that never could be equalled by other, later movies. Btw, it can be purchased online at Amazon. | |
| 15 Jan 10, 3:55 AM EricStanton UK(BD), 11 yrs |
A good film - long time since I saw it. I can still recall the scene in a cellar where Charlotte Rampling is made to sing and the Dirk Bogarde scene with the broken glass. The older I get the more I recall.........how little I knew when I knew it all. Edited 15 Jan 10, 4:00 AM by EricStanton | |
| 17 Jan 10, 12:38 AM The_Perfect_Sadist UK(PO), 4 yrs |
I'm disappointed to hear that you think she has "slumped to the lower depths" with Ripley. I, too, love The Night Porter for all the reasons that other have given, and Cavani's work. But I think that Patricia Highsmith's work is of the highest calibre compared to any genre, but here grasp of bdsm is faultless. Ripley is in some ways the ultimate D/s character and I can fully understand Cavani being attracted to the character. There is more than one way to skin a cat but there is only one try per cat |
