Querelle

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1982-09-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

West Germany, France

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (3834 Reviews)

Director:

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Brad Davis Franco Nero Jeanne Moreau Laurent Malet

Writer:

Jean Genet (novel)

Rainer Werner Fassbinder (screenplay)

Burkhard Driest (screenplay)

Fullplot:

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...

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