QFest 2016: The 20th Annual Houston International GLBT-Q Film Festival – The Night Porter (Il portiere di notte) (at MFAH)

QFest 2016: The 20th Annual Houston International GLBT-Q Film Festival (at various venues July 21-25), features Houston premieres selected from the 2016 international film-festival circuit.

For 2016, QFest: The Houston International LGBTQ Film Festival will mark its 20th anniversary, making it the second longest running LGBTQ film festival in Texas, and the second longest running festival of any kind in Houston.

A five-day, citywide event, QFest is co-presented by some of Houston’s most renowned arts organizations, including The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Rice Cinema, Aurora Picture Show, Asia Society Texas Center, DiverseWorks and The Houston Museum of African American Culture.

Curated to highlight the best of Contemporary Queer Cinema, QFest continues its commitment to the past, featuring a yearly selection of revivals showcasing everything from overlooked masterworks to campy, outrageous audience favorites.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston proudly hosts screenings in the 20th edition of QFest. Programmed by Kristian Salinas, selections include a tribute to noted Italian filmmaker Liliana Cavani.

Vist http://www.q-fest.com/ for the complete schedule.

The Night Porter (Il portiere di notte)
Directed by Liliana Cavani
1974, Italy/USA
118 minutes

In this unsettling drama, a concentration camp survivor (Charlotte Rampling) discovers her former torturer and lover (Dirk Bogarde) working as a porter at a hotel in postwar Vienna.

When the couple attempt to re-create their sadomasochistic relationship, his former SS comrades begin to stalk them.

Operatic and disturbing, The Night Porter deftly examines the lasting social and psychological effects of the Nazi regime.