Querelle
Querelle is a 1982 West German-French English-language arthouse film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and starring Brad Davis, adapted from French author Jean Genet's 1947 novel Querelle of Brest. It was Fassbinder's last film, released shortly after his death at the age of 37.
Plot
The plot centers on the handsome Belgian sailor Georges Querelle, who is also a thief and murderer. When his ship, Le Vengeur, arrives in Brest, he visits the Feria, a bar and brothel for sailors run by the 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 underhanded affairs with the assistance of his friend, the corrupt police captain Mario.
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 game georges querelle murder murderer opium police captain sexual assault sexually assaulting sodomize sodomy |
| 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 | lgbt-related serial killer |