Avis sur le produitThe Night Porter (DVD, 1999, Criterion Collection)

Disappointed with Criterion Collection version.

After reading a previous review I was careful to get the uncensored version of this classic film. Unfortunately, that's about all I got.

The Criterion Collection supposedly 'focuses on licensing important classic and contemporary films and selling them to film aficionados. Criterion is noted for helping to standardize a number of new ideas, such as the letterbox format for widescreen films, adding bonus features, commentary tracks, doing film restoration , and releasing special editions for home video.'

There was NONE of this except that it's a widescreen version. Absolutely NO special features, commentary, perspective, nothing. The 'restoration' wasn't even that great. A lot of noise at start of film, and then maybe I just got used to it and didn't notice.

This is the 2nd time I've been disappointed with a Criterion film, surely not a guarantee of superior quality. A shame.Lire l'avis complet...

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Censored Version Alert

This is not so much a 'review' as it is a 'heads-up/warning' to potential purchasers. I recently thought to save a few bucks (over the Criterion DVD) and purchased, instead, a version of the film 'The Night Porter' being offered on eBay by an Asian distributor for a Korean pressing of the DVD. The quality of the print was fine BUT this was a CENSORED VERSION - with an annoying digital screen displayed over the naked pubic area any time such was in the film. I have encountered this censorship before on another Asian release of an erotic (Tinto Brass) film. If this doesn't matter to you - go ahead & save a little money, but if you want the pure unadulterated version you'll likely have to spring for the Criterion package (as I have now done). Otherwise - a great, bent, flick!Lire l'avis complet...

Like I remember

It was a gift to My Wife Gitane: "It had been 27 years since I last saw it, didn't remember much except that it was intense. I wanted My Husband Rikk to see it. It was just as I remembered. Great price too!Lire l'avis complet...

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THE NIGHT PORTER 1999 on DVD A CLASSIC

The Night Porter (1974) is a fantastic movie about a former Nazi officer hiding out after world war two in a Hotel in Vienna. He belongs to a sub organization of ex-Nazi's hiding out in Austria after the war. Set in 1957, some 12 years after the end of the war, he meets a jewish girl that he had tormented in the concentration camps and had an affair with. Despite the atrocities of the Nazi's, she falls in love with him and continues the love affair. The Nazi friends become distrustful of them both and they have to hide out. Great operetic music sets the mood for this classic. Great quality on DVD. Dirk Bogarde was magnificent in this film as the Former Nazi Officer and should have received an oscar nomination. Charlotte Rampling was beautiful and perfect for his part. This film is a classic.Lire l'avis complet...

strange but true

A rather interesting tale of how bizarre the Nazis were mixed in with sadistic and sometimes brutal sex--great acting as Charlotte Rampling remains one of my favorites

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Worth a look.

Kinky, but entertaining.

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perfect product for an insanely reasonable price.

Criterion Collection DVDs are worth any amount of investment. I was so pleased to find this specific title so easily. Excited for arrival. It's an important film. The appreciation of past cinema and real film is declining rapidly in the US.Lire l'avis complet...

the night porter

First of all the movie is put out by criterion collection, and anyone who knows about DVDs knows that criterion is the best. The movie itself is great, I had seen it about 2 months before I bought It and just had to own it. The extras on the disc are a bit disappointing but in this case the film is all that matters.Lire l'avis complet...

best movie

great price

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Controversial masterpiece

Awesome movie

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