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Querelle
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Querelle is a 1982 English-language erotic art film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. The film stars Brad Davis and was adapted from French author Jean Genet's 1947 novel Querelle of Brest. The plot centers on the Belgian sailor Georges Querelle, who is both a thief and murderer. It was Fassbinder's last film, released shortly after his death at the age of 37.
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6.6A handsome Belgian sailor on shore leave in the port of Brest, who is also a drug smuggler and murderer, embarks upon a voyage of highly charged and violent homosexual self-discovery that will change him forever from the man he once was.
Cast
- Brad Davis as Querelle
- Franco Nero as Lieutenant Seblon
- Jeanne Moreau as Lysiane
- Laurent Malet as Roger Bataille
- Hanno Pöschl as Robert / Gil
- Günther Kaufmann as Nono
Themes
- based on novel or book
- murder
- male homosexuality
- sailor
- lgbt
- shocking
- gay theme
- brest
- provocative
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Querelle
- Film.image
- Querelle, film poster.jpg
- Film.alt
- A man in a sailor uniform leads with his back on a large brick phallus sculpture.
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Film.screenplay
- Rainer Werner FassbinderBurkhard Driest
- Film.producer
- Michael McLernonDieter SchidorSam Waynberg
- Film.starring
- Brad DavisFranco NeroJeanne MoreauLaurent MaletHanno Pöschl
- Film.cinematography
- Xaver Schwarzenberger
- Film.editing
- Juliane Lorenz
- Film.music
- Peer Raben
- Film.studio
- Gaumont S.A. Paris
- Film.distributor
- Scotia (West Germany)Gaumont Distribution (France)
- Film.runtime
- 108 minutes
- Film.country
- West GermanyFrance
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- DEM4 million
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Soundtrack
- Release and Reception
- References
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Querelle is a 1982 English-language erotic art film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. The film stars Brad Davis and was adapted from French author Jean Genet's 1947 novel Querelle of Brest. The plot centers on the Belgian sailor Georges Querelle, who is both a thief and murderer. It was Fassbinder's last film, released shortly after his death at the age of 37.
== Plot == When Belgian sailor Georges Querelle's ship, Le Vengeur, arrives in Brest, he visits the Feria, a bar and brothel for sailors run by Madame Lysiane, whose lover, Robert, is Querelle's brother. Querelle has a love/hate relationship with his brother: when they meet at La Feria, they embrace, but also punch one another slowly and repeatedly in the belly. Lysiane's husband Nono works behind the bar and also manages La Feria's illicit affairs with the assistance of his friend Mario, the corrupt police captain.
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