Querelle
“It will take you into a surreal world of passion and sexuality, further than most would dare to go.”
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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Cast
24 people
Brad Davis
Querelle
Known for
Midnight Express
Sybil
Franco Nero
Lieutenant Seblon
Known for
Die Hard 2
John Wick: Chapter 2
Jeanne Moreau
Lysiane
Known for
Jules and Jim
Elevator to the Gallows
Laurent Malet
Roger Bataille
Known for
Kill the Referee
Hanno Pöschl
Robert / Gil
Known for
Before Sunrise
Revanche
Günther Kaufmann
Nono
Known for
Turkish for Beginners
In a Year with 13 Moons
Burkhard Driest
Mario
Known for
Stroszek
Cross of Iron
Roger Fritz
Marcellin
Known for
Cross of Iron
Lili Marleen
Dieter Schidor
Vic Rivette
Known for
Cross of Iron
The Formula
Natja Brunckhorst
Paulette
Known for
Christiane F.
The Princess and the Warrior
Robert van Ackeren
Drunk legionnaire
Also in
Cinématon IX
Werner Asam
Worker
Also in
Forsthaus Falkenau
Sachrang
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Director · Burkhard Driest Screenplay Jean Genet Author
Director Screenplay Editor
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Screenplay
Burkhard Driest
Author
Jean Genet
Composer
Peer Raben
Cinematographer
Xaver Schwarzenberger
Cinematographer
Josef Vavra
Editor
Juliane Lorenz
Production designer
Rolf Zehetbauer
Costume designer
Monika Jacobs
Costume designer
Barbara Baum
Budget $1.6M · United States release April 29, 1983 · Produced in Germany, France
Box office
Budget
$1,600,000
Production
Gaumont
Production · Studio
Planet Film
Production
Albatros Filmproduktion
Production
Albatros Produktion
Production
Germany · France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Italy · August 31, 1982
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Germany · September 16, 1982
Theatrical
United States · April 29, 1983
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States · June 11, 2024
Physical · Criterion Collection Blu-Ray and DVD Release
United States
October 1, 1982 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
Argentina
August 22, 1985 · Theatrical
Australia
August 7, 2023 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
November 19, 2023 · Premiere · Queer Screen Film Festival
Brazil
March 10, 2014 · Physical · DVD
Canada
September 8, 1982 · Limited theatrical
Czechia
August 1, 1993 · Physical
Denmark
October 14, 1983 · Theatrical
Finland
August 5, 1983 · Theatrical
June 3, 1994 · Theatrical · Re-Release
July 19, 2021 · Premiere · Midnight Sun Film Festival
France
September 8, 1982 · Theatrical
September 5, 2009 · Premiere · L'Etrange Festival
Germany
February 1, 1983 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Greece
March 4, 2005 · Theatrical · Re-Release
Japan
May 20, 1985 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 4, 1982 · Theatrical
Poland
July 30, 2005 · Premiere · ERA New Horizons Film Festival
Portugal
September 9, 1983 · Premiere · Figueria Da Foz Film Festival
October 21, 1983 · Theatrical
February 2, 1984 · Limited theatrical · Porto
Serbia
March 6, 2014 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Spain
November 26, 1982 · Theatrical
February 16, 2001 · Theatrical · Re-Release
Sweden
September 8, 1982 · Limited theatrical
February 17, 1984 · Theatrical
November 3, 1990 · TV
March 23, 2002 · TV
July 22, 2016 · Theatrical · Re-Release
United Kingdom
March 10, 2014 · Physical · Artificial Eye Blu-Ray
Uruguay
October 3, 1991 · Premiere · Cinemateca Uruguaya
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