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Querelle (1982)

R09/08/1982Drama, Fantasy1h 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

A handsome Belgian sailor on shore leave in the port of Brest, who is also a drug-smuggler and murderer, embarks upon a voyage of highly charged and violent homosexual self-discovery that will change him forever from the man he once was.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Brad Davis

    Querelle

  2. Cast 1

    Franco Nero

    Lieutenant Seblon

  3. Cast 1

    Jeanne Moreau

    Lysiane

  4. Cast 1

    Laurent Malet

    Roger Bataille

  5. Cast 1

    Hanno Pöschl

    Robert / Gil

  6. Cast 1

    Günther Kaufmann

    Nono

  7. Cast 1

    Burkhard Driest

    Mario

  8. Cast 1

    Roger Fritz

    Marcellin

  9. Cast 1

    Dieter Schidor

    Vic Rivette

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...

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Original LanguageEnglish 

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