Drama ·Crime · Germany · 1982 · 1h 49m

Querelle

Director

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

Crew

Josef Vavra — Director of Photography Xaver Schwarzenberger — Director of Photography Juliane Lorenz — Editor Rainer Werner Fassbinder — Editor Peer Raben — Original Music Composer Burkhard Driest — Screenplay

Tagline

It will take you into a surreal world of passion and sexuality, further than most would dare to go.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book murder male homosexuality sailor lgbt shocking gay theme brest provocative

Key Collaborators

Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director Josef Vavra Director of Photography Xaver Schwarzenberger Director of Photography Juliane Lorenz Editor Rainer Werner Fassbinder Editor Peer Raben Original Music Composer Burkhard Driest Screenplay Rainer Werner Fassbinder Screenplay Jean Genet Novel Sam Waynberg Producer Dieter Schidor Producer

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