Revealing the plot of the European film The Night's Watch

Introduction: The Midnight Gatekeeper describes Vienna in 1957. A waiter, a former Nazi officer, happened to meet his ex-lover in a concentration camp in a hotel. At first, they were surprised, but their old relationship gradually relapsed and they lived together in secret. Finally, he was shot by the Nazi organization to which the waiter belonged.

The Midnight Gatekeeper describes 1957 In Vienna, a waiter, a former Nazi officer, happened to meet his ex-lover in a concentration camp in a hotel. At first, they were surprised, but their old love affair gradually recurred. They lived together in secret, and finally they were shot by the Nazi organization to which the waiter belonged.

Plot:

1957, lucia, a Jewish girl who survived the Nazi concentration camp, toured with her husband and came to Vienna from the United States. In the hotel where she stayed, lucia was shocked to find that the night porter of the hotel was the Nazi officer Max in the concentration camp. In the concentration camp, lucia was Max's lover. Max also found that the lady in front of him was lucia that he would never forget. He took advantage of Lucia's husband to travel to Frankfurt, Germany, to coincide with Lucia's room, and then moved Lucia to his apartment.

Lucia's husband called the police because his wife was missing. Marx's Nazi remnant group is also looking for lucia and trying to kill her, because she is a key witness to expose Nazi atrocities. Max refused to give lucia to his partner and could not ask the police for help. He and Lucia are trapped in the apartment, with less food and less physical strength. Finally, the two desperate people escaped from the apartment in the dark for a month, but they were both killed by Nazi gangs.

theme

As a famous work in the film history, The Gatekeeper at Midnight, though washed away by time, still exudes the brilliance of humanity in this unique work created by Italian director Liliana Cavini in 1970s. Although the film has caused numerous controversies, although the picture may not be sad and the plot may not be romantic, the film tells us a little-known story with human lens language, and truly reproduces the inner world of marginal characters with sharp lens and atmosphere.

This film shows the relationship between the murderer and the victim in an abstract sense, and clarifies the duality of human beings. Good and evil are sometimes confused. Everyone has a "small" fascism, which is deeply hidden, so all kinds of criminal acts become feasible. Everyone plays the role of victim or victim. The "evil" in human nature, like fascism, is also the root of fascism. When the film was released, it caused a heated debate.

Some people think this film is a success; Some people think the director is obscure and tortuous. It is recognized that some scenes in this film are handled very well. The narrative structure of the works is rigorous, which has exerted a strong dramatic power. Background Vienna, as a "neutral" city, is the intersection of "past" and "present". Director Liliana cavani is one of the few female directors in the western film industry. 1937 was born in carpi and graduated from the director department of Italian film experimental center. Early works are full of strong political color. In the mid-1960s, he turned to feature film production, and in the 1970s, he gradually turned to psychoanalysis.