RQuerelle

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IMDB (8,276 votes)

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500M
500M
Play Time: 109 mins
Drama, Crime
Querelle

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.

Status: Released (1982-09-08)
Awards:5 nominations total
Screen:Jean Genet, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Burkhard Driest
Productions: Gaumont, Planet Film, Albatros Filmproduktion
Production Countries: Germany, France
Spoken Languages: English, Deutsch
Querelle
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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. T ....

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