QUERELLE (BILINGUAL)

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• Release Year: 1982
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Based on Jean Genet's novel, QUERELLE marked the end of the controversial directorial career of Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Brimming with often graphic gay imagery and themes, it tells the story of Querelle (Brad Davis, MIDNIGHT EXPRESS), a sexually swaggering sailor and drug trafficker on a pass in the port of Brest in pursuit of sexual gratification. In a brothel, he is reunited with his brother Robert and makes the acquaintance of Robert's lover Lysiane (Jeanne Moreau) and her brooding husband Nono. Querelle later mysteriously murders another man, pinning the blame on known homosexual Gil. But when Querelle finds himself in a sexual relationship with Gil, his dangerous circumstance becomes even more complicated. Critically savaged (and possibly misunderstood) upon its 1982 release, Fassbinder's swan song offers a uniquely surreal and dreamlike tone, offering a wealth of fascinating imagery to the adventurous viewer. ; ; '...One of the riskiest films Fassbinder ever made...'
• Cast: Brad Davis, Franco Nero, Jeanne Moreau, Laurent Malet, Hanno Pöschl, Günther Kaufmann, Burkhard Driest, Roger Fritz, Dieter Schidor, Natja Brunckhorst, Robert van Ackeren, Werner Asam, Isolde Barth, Axel Bauer, Neil Bell, Gilles Gavois, Wolf Gremm, Karl-Heinz von Hassel, Y Sa Lo, Michael McLernon, Frank Ripploh, Karl Scheydt, Vitus Zeplichal, Rainer Werner Fassbinder
• Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
• Runtime: 1:49
• Company: Gaumont, Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie