Querelle
– Here is the story of a beautiful, proud and tough loner, a sailor named Querelle, whose commanding o..
Here is the story of a beautiful, proud and tough loner, a sailor named Querelle, whose commanding officer Seblon worships and desires him from afar. Querelle turns on his drugs-smuggling partner and murders him. He then goes to a notorious brothel run by the rapacious Lysiane, who leads Querelle into his first homosexual encounter. Then, Querelle has become vulnerable and soft, and soon the once powerful object of passion comes to belong to Seblon.
08 Sep 1982
English
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Jean Genet (novel), Rainer Werner Fassbinder (screenplay), Burkhard Driest (screenplay)
Brad Davis, Franco Nero, Jeanne Moreau, Laurent Malet
French sailor Querelle arrives in Brest and starts frequenting a strange whorehouse. He discovers that his brother Robert is the lover of the lady owner, Lysiane. Here, you can play dice with Nono, Lysiane's husband : if you win, you are allowed to make love with Lysiane, if you lose, you have to make love with Nono... Querelle loses on purpose...
4 nominations.
Gaumont