Does Querelle end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Querelle one of a kind?

Yes, very. More singular than 90% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Querelle easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Querelle

Name: Querelle
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1982
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Brad Davis, Franco Nero, Jeanne Moreau, Laurent Malet, Hanno Pöschl

It will take you into a surreal world of passion and sexuality, further than most would dare to go.

Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Produced by Gaumont, Planet Film

1982109 min6.6 / 10

A provocative, visually stylized exploration of desire, transgression, and identity set in a surreal underworld where sexuality and fate intertwine.

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.

Clusters

Toxic Romance Stories Dark Comedy Nightmares Dark Stories About Forbidden Desire Murder And Assassination Shocking Plot Twists

Genres

Drama Crime

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book Murder Male Homosexuality Sailor Lgbt Shocking Gay Theme Brest Provocative

Questions people ask

Does Querelle end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Querelle one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 90% of films.
Is Querelle sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is Querelle scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is Querelle easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Querelle violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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