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Sep 8, 1982 · Querelle: Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. With Brad Davis, Franco Nero, Jeanne Moreau, Laurent Malet. A handsome sailor is drawn into a vortex of sibling rivalry, murder, and explosive sexuality.
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- 46
- 2 min
A 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. Videos: Trailers, Teasers, Featurettes. Cast. Brad Davis. Querelle. Franco Nero. Lieutenant Seblon.
- (54)
- Querelle; Lieutenant Seblon; Lysiane
- R
- 1982
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Budget. DEM 4 million. Querelle is a 1982 English-language arthouse film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and starring Brad Davis, adapted from French author Jean Genet 's 1947 novel Querelle of Brest. It was Fassbinder's last film, released shortly after his death at the age of 37.
- DEM4 million
- Michael McLernon, Dieter Schidor, Sam Waynberg
It is set in the midst of the port town of Brest, where sailors and the sea are associated with murder. Georges Querelle, its protagonist, is a bisexual thief, prostitute and serial killer who manipulates and kills his lovers for thrills and profit.
- Querelle de Brest
- Marc Barbezat - L'Arbalete (Original French), Grove Press (English Translation)
- 1947
- Jean Genet
Querelle is a piece of cinema that is every bit as provocative, enigmatic and elusive as the creative genius who conceived it. The film is loosely based on the homoerotic novel Querelle de Brest by the renowned existential French writer and poet Jean Genet (who drew his inspiration from Herman Melville's Billy Bud ).
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Querelle. 1h 48m. Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder • 1982 • Germany Starring Brad Davis, Franco Nero, Jeanne Moreau. Conjured from the unholy meeting of two iconoclastic queer artists, Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s final film audaciously raises Jean Genet’s controversial novel to the level of myth.
Aug 5, 1982 · Querelle. R 1982 Drama · 1h 48m. A 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. Stream Querelle Now. Loading… Movie Trailer. Querelle Trailer.
