Views of a Retired Night Porter [2006]
Available digitallyHU_OSA_00003162
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Original Title
Views of a Retired Night Porter
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Language
Polish
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Language of Subtitles
English
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Published
Austria : Horvath, Andreas, 2006.
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Physical Description
DVD-ROM (38 min.)
Contents Summary
Kieslowski's porter retired. Andreas Horvath went to see what happened to the man whose favorite pastime was checking up on others. In Krzysztof Kieslowski's poignant 1977 documentary short, Night Porter’s Point of View, the protagonist, a typical exponent of the communist system, reveals his sometimes hilarious, sometimes shocking attitudes. Driven by paranoia, misanthropy and a profound distrust in the human race, the night porter's favourite pastime is keeping an eye on others, even when he is off duty. These were the people, once feared in Communist Poland, on whom the regime depended. In 2005 Austrian filmmaker Andreas Horvath finds the now retired night porter alive and relatively well in a Warsaw suburb. He lives on the minimum pension in a characterless one-room apartment, the most memorable feature of which is a glaring poster depicting a Hawaiian idyll. His views have not changed much in 30 years – but Poland has, and so, without the support of a corrupt regime, the former night porter's tirades seem strangely out of place. This film is the swan song of a long gone era and one of its unswerving representatives.
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Verzio Film Festival Submission
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Library Special Collection
Verzio Film Festival Submission
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| Item Type | Current Location | Collection | Call Number | Volume Info | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD-ROM | OSA Film Library | OSA Film Library | - | - | - | - |
| DIGIFILM | OSA Film Library | OSA Film Library | FL Record 1529 | - | Audio Visual | Access Copy, MP4 format |
Views of a Retired Night Porter [2006]
Available digitallyHU_OSA_00003162
Moving ImageGeneral Information
Director/Creator
General Information
Original Title
Views of a Retired Night Porter
General Information
Language
Polish
General Information
Language of Subtitles
English
General Information
Published
Austria : Horvath, Andreas, 2006.
General Information
Physical Description
DVD-ROM (38 min.)
Contents Summary
Kieslowski's porter retired. Andreas Horvath went to see what happened to the man whose favorite pastime was checking up on others. In Krzysztof Kieslowski's poignant 1977 documentary short, Night Porter’s Point of View, the protagonist, a typical exponent of the communist system, reveals his sometimes hilarious, sometimes shocking attitudes. Driven by paranoia, misanthropy and a profound distrust in the human race, the night porter's favourite pastime is keeping an eye on others, even when he is off duty. These were the people, once feared in Communist Poland, on whom the regime depended. In 2005 Austrian filmmaker Andreas Horvath finds the now retired night porter alive and relatively well in a Warsaw suburb. He lives on the minimum pension in a characterless one-room apartment, the most memorable feature of which is a glaring poster depicting a Hawaiian idyll. His views have not changed much in 30 years – but Poland has, and so, without the support of a corrupt regime, the former night porter's tirades seem strangely out of place. This film is the swan song of a long gone era and one of its unswerving representatives.
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Bibliographic Information
Note
Verzio Film Festival Submission
Bibliographic Information
Library Special Collection
Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
DVD
Item Type
DVD
Current Location
OSA Film Library
Current Location
OSA Film Library
Call Number
-
Volume Info
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Shelving Location
-
Public Note
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