Querelle
Querelle is a 1982 English-language erotic art film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. The film stars Brad Davis and was adapted from French author Jean Genet's 1947 novel Querelle of Brest. The plot centers on the Belgian sailor Georges Querelle, who is both a thief and murderer. It was Fassbinder's last film, released shortly after his death at the age of 37.
Plot
When Belgian sailor Georges Querelle's ship, Le Vengeur, arrives in Brest, he visits the Feria, a bar and brothel for sailors run by Madame Lysiane, whose lover, Robert, is Querelle's brother. Querelle has a love/hate relationship with his brother: when they meet at La Feria, they embrace, but also punch one another slowly and repeatedly in the belly. Lysiane's husband Nono works behind the bar and also manages La Feria's illicit affairs with the assistance of his friend Mario, the corrupt police captain.
Cast
- Brad Davis
- Burkhard Driest
- Dieter Schidor
- Franco Nero
- Frank Ripploh
- Günther Kaufmann
- Hanno Pöschl
- Harry Baer
- Isa Jank
- Isolde Barth
- Jeanne Moreau
- Karl-Heinz von Hassel
- Karl Scheydt
- Laurent Malet
- Natja Brunckhorst
- Robert van Ackeren
- Roger Fritz
- Vitus Zeplichal
- Volker Spengler
- Werner Asam
- Wolf Gremm
- Y Sa Lo
More details
| author | Burkhard Driest Jean Genet Kurt Raab Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Brest |
| director | Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
| editor | Juliane Lorenz |
| events | serial killer |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | abandon anal sex belgian belgian people game illicit affair murder opium police captain read sexual assault sexually assaulting sodomize sodomy tarot reading |
| musicBy | Peer Raben |
| nomination | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song |
| producer | Dieter Schidor |
| productionCompany | Gaumont Film Company |
| publisher | Gaumont Film Company |
| recordedAt | West Berlin |
| theme | art serial killer |