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Querelle (1982)

Querelle (1982)

Drama Crime

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

Release Date: 1982, September 8
Directors: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Countries: Germany, France
Production: Gaumont, Planet-Film, Planet-Film, Albatros Filmproduktion, Albatros Filmproduktion
Cast: Neil Bell, Franco Nero, Jeanne Moreau, Hanno Pöschl, Brad Davis, Gilles Gavois, Natja Brunckhorst, Frank Ripploh, Axel Bauer, Laurent Malet, Karl Scheydt, Isolde Barth

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.

Keywords:

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