Querelle
- Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Writer: Jean Genet; Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Producer: Michael McLernon; Dieter Schidor
CGiii Comment
Fassbinder's last - and, possibly, most divisive film.
What a stylised way to end such an influential career.
Lurid colour, choreographed lighting, enigmatic and voyeuristic stages - he came a very long way - a masterpiece to those who appreciate evolution.
And, sad farewells to some great talents.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
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...
Cast & Characters
Brad Davis as Querelle;
Franco Nero as Lieutenant Seblon;
Jeanne Moreau as Lysiane;
Laurent Malet as Roger Bataille;
Hanno Pöschl as Robert / Gil;
Günther Kaufmann as Nono;
Burkhard Driest as Mario;
Roger Fritz as Marcellin;
Dieter Schidor as Vic Rivette;
Natja Brunckhorst as Paulette;
Robert van Ackeren as Betrunkener Legionär;
Werner Asam as Arbeiter;
Isolde Barth as Mädchen;
Axel Bauer as Arbeiter;
Neil Bell as Theo