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08/09/1982 Drama, Crime 1h 49m
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It will take you into a surreal world of passion and sexuality, further than most would dare to go.

Overview

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.

  1. Rainer Werner Fassbinder

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Brad Davis

    Querelle

  2. Franco Nero

    Lieutenant Seblon

  3. Jeanne Moreau

    Lysiane

  4. Laurent Malet

    Roger Bataille

  5. Hanno Pöschl

    Robert / Gil

  6. Günther Kaufmann

    Nono

  7. Burkhard Driest

    Mario

  8. Roger Fritz

    Marcellin

  9. Dieter Schidor

    Vic Rivette

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-04-04
Brad Davis (sprayed into his tight white canvas trousers!) is the eponymous sailor, enticed into a seamy life when their ship docks in Brest. This proves to be a port where homosexuality is the currency of the day. The losing roll of the dice could cost you more than a few shekels. This is all something that captain "Seblon" (Franco Nero) is aware of - and he knows that sex can be an effective way to stop frustration becoming violence. It'd be easy to write this off as an out-dated queer-fest, but actually there is quite a bit more to it. The journey of self discovery for the young man; the un...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$1,600,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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