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Summary:

Conjured from the meeting of two iconoclastic queer artists, Rainer Werner Fassbinder's final film raises Jean Genet's novel to the level of myth. In an expressionistic soundstage vision of a French seaport town bathed in fiery reds and complete with phallic spires, Querell, a sailor and unrepentant criminal, comes ashore to arouse passion, rivalry, and violence among the denizens drawn into his orbit. Enacted by a cast of international stars, including Jeanne Moreau and Franco Nero, Querelle finds Fassbinder pushing his depiction of gay desire to extremes.

Contributors:

Fassbinder, Rainer Werner, 1945-1982 , film director, screenwriter

Driest, Burkhard, 1939- , screenwriter, actor

Schidor, Dieter , film producer, actor, presenter

Waynberg, Sam, 1925- , film producer

Davis, Brad, 1949-1991 , actor

Nero, Franco , actor

Moreau, Jeanne, 1928-2017 , actor

Malet, Laurent , actor

Pöschl, Hanno, 1949- , actor

Kaufmann, Günther, 1947-2012 , actor

Fritz, Roger, 1936-2021 , actor

Brunkhorst, Natja , actor

Schwarzenberger, Xaver, 1946- , cinematographer

Raben, Peer , composer

Lorenz, Juliane , editor of moving image work

Gremm, Wolf, 1942-2015 , director of accompanying material

Genet, Jean, 1910-1986

Gaumont (Firm) , production company, presenter, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre

Planet-Film (Firm) , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Criterion Collection (Firm) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Dialogue in English.

Main Work:

Querelle (Motion picture)

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Querelle de Brest [by Genet, J.]

Related Series:

Criterion collection; [volume] 1221

Subjects:

Sailors — France — Drama

Bisexual men — France — Drama

Criminals — France — Drama

Drug traffic — Drama

Murder — Drama

Sexual minorities

Bisexual people

Queer men.

Sailors

Bisexual men.

Criminals

Drug traffic

Murder

France

Genres:

Motion pictures

Queer films

Bisexual films

Erotic films

Film adaptations

Feature films

Fiction films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Bisexual erotic art

LGBTQ+ erotic films

LGBTQ+ films

Drama

System Details:

Blu-ray; region A; mono.

Performers:

Cast: Brad Davis, Franco Nero, Jeanne Moreau, Laurent Malet, Hanno Pöschl, Günther Kaufmann, Burkhard Driest, Roger Fritz, Dieter Schidor, Nadja Brunkhorst.

Production Credits:

In photos made by Roger Fritz, Michael McLernon ; camera, Xaver Schwarzenberger ; music, Peer Raben ; editor, Juliane Lorenz.

General Notes:

Description based on: Title from container.
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
Originally released as a motion picture in 1982.
Based on Jean Genet's novel Querelle de Brest.

Audience:

MPAA rating: R.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; mono; sound

Film Characteristics:

2.35:1; wide screen

Digital Characteristics:

video file; Blu-ray; region A

Call Numbers:

QUE 1982 BLU

ISBNs:

9798886071498

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515297417
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: CC3565BD
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: 2635199X

OCLC Numbers:

1429922158