![]() ![]() Max strikes us as a bit of an animal, badgering and ordering his crew around as if with some sort of experience in running a tight ship and getting what he wants. Dirk Bogarde plays Maximilian, or "Max" to most around him the said character in charge of a group of staff at a Vienna hotel in 1957 whose job it is to meet, greet and help new arrivals of an often affluent nature. When they meet much later on, and much deeper into their newfound relationship these years later, they enjoy the dynamic that comes with it: one half of the twosome allows themselves to be chained up and spoon fed under these controlled conditions, whereas the other needs to constantly be aware that their identity and history are both at threat of being exposed in an instant. In short, the film is a depiction of power play and sadomasochism - but a power play and such wherein both parties seem to enjoy playing both the roles of the dominant and submissive. What they once were, however, is a male who was fairly high up in the Nazi pecking order of a concentration camp and one of the many female inmates inhabiting it. In the present day, that is to say 1950's Vienna, they are an extremely wealthy female Countess and a shrewd, brash male boss of a small group of staff that do well to keep a luxurious Austrian hotel running as well as it does. The Night Porter is a tough, confrontative but rewarding psychological thriller about two people thrust together under very different circumstances to what it was they were both experiencing the first time they met. Hans: If you change your mind, if the chain grows heavy. ![]() Hans: Max doesn't know what he's saying or doing. Lucia: Hmm, I know how your, your witnesses end up. Hans: If we wanted to carry you off, would this chain stop us? You poor fool. ![]() This chain is because of you, so none of you can take me away. We could go to the police about that, too, no? He mustn't be too far away from us! He's locked you up here. We could have denounced him to the police for the murder of Mario. when one is in harmony with one's close friends, when one respects an agreement. You both want to live in peace, right? One lives in peace. if the situation in which you find yourself is of your own choice. Hans: I'm only here to ask you to testify, to find out. Hans: I certainly can't oblige you to remember if you don't want to. Hans: Then you can't have forgotten that your Max was an obedient Sturmscharführer. Why don't you go to the police? If you want to, I'll take you. That's why you're here, fishing up the past. But nevertheless, your mind is disturbed. Otherwise, you wouldn't be with somebody who made you. Now we are cured and live in peace with ourselves. Lucia: Because then for the first time he saw you all clearly. Look, I could have come at another time to see him too, but, I don't need to speak to him. Certain account information provided to Disney+ and/or ESPN+ for activation and administration.Hans: I'm only here to ask you some questions on behalf of myself and the others, and to have a look at you. Access content from each service separately, and select ESPN+ content via Hulu. Existing subscription(s) with Disney+ and/or ESPN+ will not be changed or replaced by Live TV. Amount charged will be adjusted to account for those existing subscription(s) as long as they are maintained. Please review our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.įor Live TV, now with Disney+ and ESPN+: if you already have existing subscription(s) with Disney+ and/or ESPN+, you may sign up without cancelling your existing subscription(s). Pricing, channels, features, content, and compatible devices subject to change. Number of permitted concurrent streams will vary based on the terms of your subscription. ![]() Programming subject to regional availability, blackouts, and device restrictions. Click here to check channel availability in your area. #THE NIGHT MANAGER ONLINE SUBTITRAT TV#Live TV may vary by subscription and location. Location data required to access content. Streaming content may count against your data usage. Multiple concurrent streams and HD content may require higher bandwidth. Compatible device and high-speed, broadband Internet connection required. Live TV is available in the 50 United States and the District of Columbia only. For personal and non-commercial use only. #THE NIGHT MANAGER ONLINE SUBTITRAT FREE#Any free trials valid for new and eligible returning subscribers only. ![]()
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